ATHEX: Monthly rise of over 10%
October proved to be a particularly positive month for Greek stocks, which recovered a large portion of the ground lost in previous months, opening very positive prospects for the rest of the year.
October proved to be a particularly positive month for Greek stocks, which recovered a large portion of the ground lost in previous months, opening very positive prospects for the rest of the year.
After a period of uncertainty and speculation as to his whereabouts, Oscar Wilde responded to journalists’ questions by declaring, “Reports of my death have been greatly exaggerated.” Those convinced that current international threats and instability presage the decline of the West warrant a similar response.
Inflation hit a new record in the 19 countries that use the euro currency, fueled by out-of-control prices for natural gas and electricity due to Russia’s war in Ukraine. Economic growth also slowed ahead of what economists fear is a looming recession, largely as a result of those higher prices sapping Europeans’ ability to spend.
Citizen Protection Minister Takis Theodorikakos reached out to his Albanian counterpart Bledi Cuci on Monday to ask for the full mobilization of Albania’s police forces to locate and apprehend the 45-year-old suspect who is accused of raping a woman in the Attica neighborhood of Palaio Faliro.
The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected Turkey’s bid to shut down lawsuits in US courts stemming from a violent brawl outside the Turkish ambassador’s residence in Washington more than five years ago that left anti-government protesters badly beaten.
Rescue crews on Monday mounted a search for eight people reported missing after a boat believed to have been carrying migrants capsized off the eastern Aegean island of Samos.
The draft bill of a presidential decree on the Piraeus Port Authority’s (PPA) new master plan was approved by majority at the Council of State (CoS), it was announced on Monday, on condition that a comprehensive transportation study of the area is carried out.
The trial of 21 people facing charges over the deadly forest fire that swept through the seaside town of Mati on July 23, 2018 began in Athens on Monday, in a courtroom that was criticised by the victims as woefully inadequate, given the size and complexity of the case.
A 22-year-old driver was arrested on Monday morning after assaulting a 17-year-old at a pedestrian crossing in Irakleio, Crete.