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Thursday, 22 January 2026

Alpha Asset Management: Strong performance with funds under management at 7.5 billion euros for 2025

Alpha Asset Management, a subsidiary of Alpha Bank Group, ended 2025 with excellent performance, as total assets under management reached 7.5 billion euros. More specifically, total assets under management have…

Wednesday, 21 January 2026

Salamis Shipyards: Collaboration with ACT Infraport Ltd for strategic shipbuilding investment in India

In the presence of the Indian Ambassador to Greece, Rudrendra Tandon, Salamis Shipyards signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Indian company ACT Infraport Ltd, at the offices of…

Greece steps up efforts to meet 177 Recovery Fund milestones

There are only 7 months left until the Recovery Fund cycle ends. Athens has started a “race” to complete all 177 remaining milestones in order to receive the total resources…

Shipping: Mega investment of 2 billion in Chinese yards

Hengli Heavy Industry’s new giant investment marks a new era for China’s shipbuilding industry, where the private sector is making a strong comeback, strengthening China’s global dominance in terms of…

TAP Air Portugal launches new Lisbon–Athens connection in summer 2026

TAP Air Portugal will launch the Lisbon-Athens route from July 1, with five weekly flights. Flights The flights between the capitals of Portugal and Greece will be operated with Airbus…

Heraklion Port Authority: Joint strategy with the airport for the cruise sector

A strategic meeting aimed at strengthening Heraklion’s position as a competitive cruise port in the Mediterranean was held between the CEO of Heraklion Port Authority S.A., Minas Papadakis, and the…

OPAP rebranding to Allwyn for apps and stores

OPAP is starting the new year with a rebranding and an expanded range of games. More specifically, OPAP has officially adopted the international brand name of Allwyn, implementing, as it…

Connectivity is key to Europe’s security

“Secure connectivity is the foundation on which Europe’s defence, resilience and prosperity are built today. If not given the necessary attention, this area could become a hotbed of strategic vulnerability.…

VDI Law Firm: First cross-border company conversion from Cyprus to Greece

The cross-border conversion of companies investing in real estate in Greece is now emerging as a particularly realistic option, in the context of the new European and national regulations governing…

Port of Patras: Key elements of its master plan

The port of Patras is now entering a new development trajectory, following the approval of the master plan by the Council of State, a development that removes a multi-year institutional…

Travel receipts exceed 23 billion euros in Jan-Nov

The current account deficit decreased by 3 billion to 10.3 billion euros in January-November 2025, according to data announced by the Bank of Greece. The performance in travel receipts was…

Tuesday, 20 January 2026

Dynacom: Newbuildings and tanker sales

Dynacom Tankers, owned by George Prokopiou, is in the process of renewing its tanker fleet. The Greek shipowner, which runs one of the largest shipbuilding programs in the world, with…

Opportunities for banks from the growing penetration of neobanks

The global neobank market is currently estimated at over 4.96 trillion dollars and is expected to reach 10.44 trillion dollars in transaction value by 2028. The size of the relevant…

IPTO launches tender for Converter Stations at Corinth-Kos direct electrical interconnection

The Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) announced the tender for the Converter Stations at the new Corinth-Kos direct current electrical interconnection and the new 150 kV GIS Substation in Mastichari,…

Iratxe Garcia-Perez to “N”: EU-US trade deal impossible to implement with Trump tariffs

Iratxe Garcia-Perez, President of the Progressive Alliance of Socialists and Democrats in the European Parliament, was clear, answering a question raised by “N” in Strasbourg: “we are experiencing a trade…

Piraeus port kicks off the cruise season with strong momentum

The port of Piraeus opened the 2026 cruise season with strong momentum, marking another year of strong presence on the map of the Eastern Mediterranean. According to PPA S.A., whose…

Coffee Island enters the French market – Opens store in Montmartre

Coffee Island is now active in the French market, opening its first store in the Parisian district of Montmartre. The company has been following a successful and steady path of…

Snappi plans new partnership with a company in the transport sector

Snappi is preparing a new collaboration in the transport sector, aiming to reward its users a few months after its official launch. According to sources, Snappi is preparing to announce…

Kikilias: Meeting with delegation from Egypt – Maritime transport is “key” to relations with Greece

Focusing on the development of new coastal shipping connections between Greece and Egypt, which aspire to create a stable passenger and freight transport corridor in the Eastern Mediterranean, a meeting…

The 10 critical developments that will define 2026

The global business sector is entering a new period of increased uncertainty and transformation, with geostrategic developments emerging as a dominant factor shaping the operating environment. According to the EY…

MORE completed the construction of 3 independent energy storage systems in Greece

MORE has completed the construction of three large-scale independent energy storage systems in Greece. The three MORE projects are located in Fokida, Florina and Boeotia and were built in a…

Monday, 19 January 2026

Attica region is poised to develop into an international hub for marine tourism and yachting

The regional governor of Attica, Nikos Hardalias, participated in the international boat show and watersports exhibition “BOOT Düsseldorf 2026”, in Düsseldorf, Germany, within the framework of the strategic extroversion and…

Lidl Hellas inaugurates its largest store in the country – Investment of 4.6 million euros

Lidl Hellas is opening its largest store in Komotini, strengthening its presence in Thrace. With an investment of 4.6 million euros, the renovated store is extended in an area of…

Diana responds after Genco takeover bid is turned down

Diana Shipping is promoting the change of the members of the Genco board of directors. After the rejection, without dialogue, of the Genco takeover proposal, Diana as the largest shareholder…

Fraport Greece: Passenger traffic exceeds 37 million passengers in 14 regional airports

More than 37 million passengers were welcomed by the 14 regional airports managed by Fraport Greece in 2025, recording a 3% increase compared to 2024. Passenger traffic in December 2025…

Angelakos (Hellas) S.A. announces another newbuilding delivery for 2026

Angelakos (Hellas) S.A. announced another newbuilding delivery for 2026, a few days after the previous one, further strengthening its shipbuilding program. Specifically, the company received “Scythia Graeca II” from the…

EIB: First financing in Greece for security and defense, with 100 million through Piraeus

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed a new 100-million-euro financing agreement with Piraeus, marking a landmark transaction as it is the first EIB transaction in Greece exclusively targeted at…

Eurogroup: First meeting of the year bears a Greek stamp

Monday marks the official debut of Kyriakos Pierrakakis as President of the Eurogroup, the first participation of Deputy Finance Minister Thanos Petralias as Greece’s representative, and the first appearance of…

Cosco expects a return to normalcy in Suez

In an environment of intense geopolitical developments and changing cargo flows, the port of Piraeus remains at the heart of global trade. The gradual normalization of the passage of containerships…

METLEN: The first gallium production has already begun

The first production of gallium by METLEN is a fact. As Evangelos Mytilineos, Executive Chairman of METLEN, emphasized in a related post on linkedin, “we are proud to share a…