Reuters this week reported that Canadian multination Eldorado Gold may consider negotiations with the Greek government over possibly paying higher royalty fees for its gold mining operations in Halkidiki prefecture.…
Costamare Inc.’s Neopanamax containership “Triton” has become the largest vessel to ever sail through the Panama Canal after its expansion in 2016.
The 369-meter-long vessel, with a width of 51.2…
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis took to Twitter on Monday to announce that his government has officially submitted a request to pay off a portion of the loans extended to Greece…
Passenger traffic at Greece’s ports fell by 2.5 percent in the first quarter of 2019, compared with the same quarter in 2018, Greece’s statistics authorities (EL.STAT) announced on Monday.
An…
Some 19,000 taxpayers have applied to an online platform for legal protection (from creditors) of the primary residence, mainly against commercial banks holding the property’s mortgage. The application includes a…
By E. Triiri [email protected]
The “inaugural” participation by Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras at a Eurogroup session came on Friday in Helsinki, as the new Mitsotakis government continues to “test…
EU and Eurozone member-state Greece finds itself in a lackluster 102nd place out of 162 country listed in this year “Economic Freedom of the World” Report, published by the Canada-based…
The head of Mohegan Gaming & Entertainment has reiterated the casino operator’s interest in an international tender for an integrated resort casino at the Helleniko site, its president and CEO,…
Former Greek Parliament president Zoe Konstantopoulou on Thursday joined critics of Costa-Gavras’ film “Adults in the Room”, based entirely on a best-selling book by ex-finance minister Yanis Varoufakis, in blasting…
A three-month infant was fatally injured in a dog attack on Thursday in a township west of greater Athens. According to initial reports, a family’s adult Rottweiler attacked the infant…
The body of a missing 26-year-old British mountain climber was located on Wednesday in a remote gorge near Mt. Astraka, near the northwest Greek town of Konitsa.
His vehicle was…
By T. Igoumenidi [email protected]
A consortium comprised of National Pangaea, Dimand and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) will reportedly acquire a 99-year concession for a half-finished high-rise…
The Greek government on Wednesday approved of the sale of a 30 percent stake owned by the state in the Athens International Airport, with the shares currently held and managed…
A 3.8 on the Richter scale earthquake was felt in the greater Athens area on Wednesday. The quake was recorded at 11.13 a.m. (09.13 GMT), and pinpointed in a coastal…
The EBRD on Tuesday announced that it was establishing an office in Thessaloniki, Greece’s second largest city, which will focus on the support of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs).
According…
Former EU Commission spokesman Margaritis Schinas, Greece’s nominee for the new EU executive, has been appointed as its vice-president, following a decision on Tuesday by European Commission President-elect Ursula von…
By L. Karageorgos [email protected]
Greece’s hotels continue, in broad terms, to record a higher level of satisfaction by foreign guests, compared to rivals, a trend that emerged in 2018, according…
Greek performer Lavrentis Macheritsas, 62, one of the protagonists in Greece’s “new wave” rock scene in the 1980s, and a successful solo performer since then, died on Monday morning after…
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday confirmed that his government will convey an official request for the early repayment of a portion of loans owed to the IMF, saying…
By L. Karageorgos [email protected]
The port of Piraeus, as widely forecast over the recent period, has climbed into first place in terms of container traffic in the Mediterranean, exceeding the…
One of the first opinion polls after the July 7 election this week has ruling New Democracy (ND) party extending its voter approval ratings and its distance from main opposition…
Greek exports rebounded in July 2019, posting a 7.2-percent increase, compared with the same month in 2018, although concerns over a wider balance of trade emerged with equally rising imports.…
Greek central banker Yannis Stournaras appeared more optimistic over the the country’s economic performance in 2019, reportedly telling the Belgian Business Club (BBC) on Thursday that GDP growth could, after…
By V. Kostoulas [email protected]
Visiting US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross, a noted American investor before assuming a Trump administration Cabinet post, appeared guardedly optimistic on Thursday over investment prospects…
By T. Igoumenidi [email protected]
The recording of property assets in Greece, as part of the nascent national land registry program, continues to hover at extremely low rates, as only 26…
Three Greece-based construction companies are included in this year’s global “Top 100”, compiled and listed in the annual Deloitte Global Powers of Construction (GPoC) report, namely, Ellaktor, Mytilineos Holdings and…
A sudden wildfire that erupted overnight in the Nea Makri municipality, in coastal east Attica prefecture, was reportedly contained by daylight, according to authorities, although the blaze had first scorched…
Outgoing IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde, the nominee expected to assume the helm of the European Central Bank (ECB), on Wednesday appeared as a Greek government ally, as far as…
The relevant environment and energy ministry approved of three permits, as widely expected, for the delayed-plagued Hellas Gold mining operations in northern Greece’s Halkidiki prefecture, especially at the Skouries site,…
The rate of economic growth in thrice bailed-out Greece (2010-15) continued to increase in 2019, with GDP rising in the April-June period on the back of higher public consumption, and…
