Two million Greeks have their own personal doctor
Two million Greek citizens have so far registered with a personal doctor since the implementation of the new primary healthcare system began at the beginning of August.
Fixed mortgages still a safe bet
Fixed interest rates for mortgages remain attractive to borrowers, who see them as insurance against the increased uncertainty of still-rising inflation and floating rates. The prevailing economic conditions make many households nervous and impact their decision to buy a new house, bank managers say.
LED lighting on all main roads of Attica by year’s end
Work is moving ahead to upgrade the lighting on the main roads of Attica, with the replacement of old energy-consuming lighting fixtures with modern low-consumption and high-efficiency LED lamps. The new lighting has so far already been installed on main roads such as Amalias Avenue, Vassilissis Sofias Avenue, Kifissias Avenue, Pireos Street, Petrou Ralli Street,…
Yachts gear up for Aegean Regatta
More than 60 yachts from Greece and abroad are setting sail on a race that will take them to the islands of Ikaria, Fournoi, Agathonisi and Samos on Sunday, as this year’s Aegean Regatta gets under way.
Turkey addresses credit availability after rate cut
Turkey’s central bank unveiled new measures on Saturday meant to address credit availability including higher reserve requirement collateral for lenders, days after it shocked markets with a 100-basis point interest rate cut to 13%.
Cyprus tourism weighs on environment
Cypriot fintech company WiRE FS CEO Pavlos Loizou last week commented on the state of the tourism sector in Cyprus and how it stands up to financial scrutiny, as well as how it has impacted sustainability efforts on the island.
A shield to guard our natural heritage
What do the Santorini caldera in the southeast Aegean, Kykkos Monastery on the forested northwestern slopes of Cyprus’ Troodos Mountains, Butrint in Albania and Nessebar in Bulgaria have in common?
Tools are ready to use
The initiative of Greece’s Independent Public Revenue Authority to electronically cross-check the turnover of businesses in the food industry through online distribution platforms not only shows the results the new tools to control tax evasion can produce easily and simply.
Intolerant bubbles
“Humans have the incredible ability of knowing and simultaneously not knowing. Rather, to put it better, they may know something if they really think about it, but most of the time they do not think about it and thus, do not know it,” Yuval Noah Harari wrote in his book “21 Lessons for the 21st…
John Craxton | Athens
The Benaki Museum (benaki.org) celebrates the life and work of Philhellene painter and designer John Craxton (1922-2009) with a show that will run at its flagship space in Kolonaki through September 11 before heading to Crete in the fall and then to London.