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Wednesday, 10 January 2024

First “green” light for the listing of the Athens International Airport to the ASE

The listing of Athens International Airport (AIA) on the Stock Exchange is a strategically important choice of the government, Deputy Minister of Economy and Finance, Thanos Petralias, underlined in Parliament.…

Greek shipowners: Sales-Purchases Agreements in 2023

In 2023, the Greek shipowners purchased bulk carriers and sold tankers, as part of their strategy to renew their fleets. Their strategy was mainly focused on selling older tonnage and…

Public Group: 2023 sales exceeded 500 million euros

The Public Group announced that its sales exceeded 500 million euros, surpassing its target and raising its operating profits. According to an announcement, Public Group said its 2023 performance confirmed…

Greek exports: Over 47 billion euros in the 11-month period

Greek exports fell in November 2023 with their performance in the 11th month period from January to November 2023 down 7.5% compared to 2022. However, they exceeded 47 billion euros,…

Additional tax up to 15% on multinational companies and large groups

The Greek government presented a draft law to integrate into national legislation a European directive on implementing a minimum tax rate on multinational enterprises and large-scale domestic groups which could…

Tuesday, 09 January 2024

Jefferies: New prices – targets for Greek banks – 40% upside margin

Jefferies updated its target prices for Greek banks, estimating that the market value of the four systemic institutions will continue to increase in 2024, in continuation of the strong 2023…

Wine is the winner in the 1.0 billion euro market

The alcoholic beverages market remained on a positive trajectory jn 2023 with wine ranking first in terms of consumption. More specifically, according to “Naftemporiki” sources, the alcoholic beverages market remained…

Mytilineos: Aiming to generate 4% of Greek GDP in 2024

“Mytilineos today generates 3% of Greek GDP and aims to reach 4% in 2024, while 70% of our sales is directed to international markets,” Evangelos Mytilineos said addressing an event…

Skroutz: Average basket price up 8.5% during Christmas

The increase in the average price of consumer spending during Christmas holidays was single digit, according to Skroutz data. The well-known marketplace recorded online shopping traffic during this year’s Christmas…

Greek deals dominate the New York stock exchange

Acquisitions and mergers, new companies but also purchases of fleets as well as shares, which attracted the investment interest, had the “flavor” of Greece. The announcement of Star Bulk Carriers…

Greece to partiticipate in JP Morgan investment conference that attracts the interest of major companies

Fund managers of 10 trillion dollars will hold talks with Greek companies in New York during the JP Morgan investment conference, in the presence of Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.…

ACCI: Greek businesses continued to move on a positive trajectory in 2023

Greek businesses continued to move on a positive trajectory in 2023, despite the challenges due to inflation and high interest rates. Based on the data of the Athens Chamber of…

British bases in Cyprus ‘key’ in the battle against the Houthis

The British bases in Cyprus are expected to play an important role in securing navigation in the Red Sea as US President Joe Biden is now considering strikes against Houthi…

Tsiodras on Naftemporiki TV: Greece is close to acquiring the F-35

“The partnership between Greece and the United States is at a very high level,” the head of the Prime Minister’s press office, Dimitris Tsiodras, said in an interview with Naftemporiki…

DEI blue: European funding for the installation of fast charging points

The Public Power Corporation secured European funding for the further development of the DEI blue network of ultra-fast chargers (HPDC), through the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) funding mechanism. In the…

Monday, 08 January 2024

The plan for carbon credits

The economic staff is examining a new institutional framework that will allow a more “green” exploitation of land as well as new lending terms of the agricultural sector. Carbon Credits,…

The government expects positive news on the F-35 program

The excellent level of Greek-US relations was confirmed in the recent meeting between Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and US Secretary of State Antony Blinken while special emphasis was placed on…

Coastline regulations and 15% tax on multinationals in the first bills of the government

The Ministry of National Economy and Finance welcomes 2024 with two bills that will be put to public consultation in the next few days. The first one concerns the management…

Quest Holdings: New investment of 7.7 million euros in the energy sector

The listed company purchased a photovoltaic plant in Pella for 7.7 million euros. More specifically, Quest announced the acquisition of the fixed assets of a 4.48MW photovoltaic power plant, in…

20 industrial parks to be financed by the Recovery and Resilience Facility

The construction of new industrial parks in Greek territory is aimed at strengthening the country’s industrial base. More specifically, Deputy Minister of Development, Anna Mani-Papadimitriou, signed a decision to include…

Greece welcomes 2024 with the issue of a large bond

The first Greek bond for 2024 is a matter of days, as the Public Debt Management Organization (PDM) is expected to proceed with the front-loaded implementation of the country’s borrowing…

The role of the Piraeus port in the shipping cluster

An important opportunity for Greece and the Greek economy in 2024 is the rebirth of the shipping cluster with focus on the port of Piraeus. Despite the geopolitical developments, a…

Greek start-ups on a dynamic upward trend

The Greek ecosystem of start-up technology companies has changed radically lately, Markos Veremis, co-founder of Upstream, BigPI Venture Capital partner and chairman of the Hellenic Federation of Enterprises Committee (SEV)…

Golden year for mutual funds

Mutual funds recorded an impressive increase of 44.04%, translating into 4.83 billion euros in 2023, with investors rushing to take advantage of the current high interest rates. According to the…

2024 a dynamic year for the future of Piraeus Port

The management of Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) welcomed the COSTA Deliziosa – the first cruise ship in the port of Piraeus, for the new year. The cruise ship with 2,500…

Friday, 29 December 2023

Ten years of Belt and Road Initiative

In 2013, China announced a global infrastructure investment project, the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) with main objectives to promote cooperation, prosperity and joint development between China and participating countries.…

Thursday, 21 December 2023

Travel receipts jump and imports plunge shrink current account deficit

The current account deficit shrank significantly in October, as imports contracted faster than exports, while travel receipts continued their upward trend. According to the data released by the Bank of…

Consumer climate under pressure – 1 out of 2 Greeks to reduce spending

A slight deterioration in the consumer climate, with low expectations for consumers in the next six months, was recorded in the 9th survey of consumer trends in retail trade carried…

Plans to restructure and revive the shipbuilding industry are proceeding rapidly

“Plans to restructure and revive the shipbuilding industry are proceeding rapidly,” Deputy Development Minister Anna Mani at the 1st Conference of the Greek Shipyards Union representing Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.…

Tourism contribution to GDP amounted to 24 billion euros in 2022

The direct contribution of Greek tourism to GDP is estimated at approximately 24 billion euros or 11.5% in 2022, with five regions representing almost 90% of the country’s receipts, three…