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Friday, 20 June 2025

Aegean Airlines issues 7-year bond up to 250 million euros

Aegean Airlines announced that the Board of Directors of the Company, at its meeting held on 19 June 2025, resolved on the issuance of a common bond loan, amounting up…

HelleniQ Energy: Exploratory talks for hydrocarbon partnerships

HelleniQ Energy is considering expanding its existing hydrocarbons portfolio through partnerships and collaborations with other companies in the sector, as well as participation in the upcoming tender for the new…

Marble Industry: 322 million exports in 2024

Drama hosts the 8th Global Stone Congress, the world’s leading forum on natural stone, innovation, and sustainable use, running through Friday, June 20. The wider region (Drama, Kavala, Thassos) is…

Iktinos: Positive outlook for 2025 – Doubling its share in China

Iktinos expects positive performance in 2025, as its management emphasized following the company’s annual regular general meeting. The company showed an increase in its figures in the first half of…

AADE’s Big Brother: “GPS” against tax evasion in car repair shops, parking lots and car washes

The Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) ‘Big Brother’ kicks off officially on July 1, aiming to closely monitor transactions in car repair shops, car washes, parking services, and vehicle…

The first digital broker from National Bank and Qualco Group

The new real estate trading company established through the strategic partnership between the National Bank and the Qualco Group was presented. The company serves as the connecting link that brings…

Greece-Italy ferries remain docked as PENEN extends its strike

The Panhellenic Union of Merchant Shipping Seamen (PENEN) announced its intention to proceed to a new 24-hour strike at the port of Patras, starting on Friday (20/6) at 06.00 and…

“Safety and Growth in the Hellenic Seas” conference to be held in Piraeus port

The conference entitled “Safety and Growth in the Hellenic Seas” will open its doors on Monday, June 23, at the Stone Warehouse of the Piraeus Port. It will be held…

Eurobank Group: A catalyst for business connectivity between Greece – Cyprus – India

Economic cooperation, trade relations, and business connectivity were at the forefront of the historic visit— the first in 23 years—of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Cyprus. Taking place less…

Tsarbopoulos (Alpha Bank): From an AI-supported to an AI-led Bank of the Future

The Chief Digital Officer of Alpha Bank, Michalis Tsarbopoulos, presented the bank’s digital transformation plan during the “Microsoft AI Tour Athens.” Aiming to become an AI-first bank, Alpha Bank is…

Thursday, 19 June 2025

Euroseas: Strong momentum maintained in Q1 ’25

Euroseas Ltd., a company active in the container shipping sector, reported strong performance in the first quarter of 2025 while it approved a dividend distribution to its shareholders. Chairman and…

Optima Bank: Raising 150 million euros from Tier 

Optima Bank announced the successful completion of the issuance of a subordinated bond (Tier II) amounting to 150 million euros, with a duration of 10.25 years and a fixed interest…

PENEN: New 24-hour strike – Reactions and legal moves from Attica Group

The conflict between the Panhellenic Union of Merchant Shipping Seamen (PENEN) and the ferry operators continues, against the backdrop of an ongoing strike that has disrupted ferry connections between Greece…

Production is the key – and we are fully aware of it

Higher productivity could lead to an increase in salaries, Bank of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras underlined in a recent interview with the public broadcaster. This is the only way for…

Athens Stock Exchange: The stocks “victims” of the war

The first “victims” of the Iran-Israel war are starting to appear on the Athens Stock Exchange, which has recorded a five-day decline streak, testing the psychological threshold of 1,800 points…

Intracom signs memorandum of cooperation with Centre for Research and Technology

Intracom Telecom and the National Centre for Research and Technology (CERTH) announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding aiming to strengthen Macedonia’s role on the technological map of Southeastern…

GEA: HEC’s facilities in Piraeus a global model of circular economy in shipping

The cutting-edge technology and innovation with which HEC’s plant in Piraeus converts ship waste into fuel is highlighted by the colossal German group GEA in an article featured on its…

The future of Greek-American relations in the face of the new geo-economic environment

An event focused on the development prospects of Greek-American business, investment, and trade relations—within the context of the evolving transatlantic landscape—was held with the participation of leading companies from both…

TEN: Fleet “greening” and positive results

The financial figures of Tsakos Energy Navigation (TEN), owned by Dr. Nikolas Tsakos, remained at particularly high levels in the first quarter of 2025, driven by strong freight rates in…

Mitsotakis: Greece could examine whether nuclear technology is a viable option for shipping in 10–15 years

“We need to take part in the discussion on nuclear technology; I’m not saying we’ll move forward with it tomorrow, but I have also conveyed to Europe that we must…

Wednesday, 18 June 2025

Alpha Bank raises its stake in Prodea

Greek banks are expanding their footprint in the real estate sector, as Alpha Bank announced that it is increasing its stake in the share capital of the real estate investment…

Sustainability roadmap for home appliance industry

The 12-point strategy (roadmap) focusing on sustainability and innovation in the household electrical appliance sector in relation to consumer needs was presented by the European Association of Electrical Appliance Industries…

Kerameus outlines key pillars for boosting employment and reducing unemployment

The value of the “Career Days” and “Rebrain Greece” in making it easier to find a job in Greece, but also to bring back scientists to the country, was highlighted…

Olegs Cernisevs, CTO of Blackcatcard: Greece’s FinTech Market on the Rise

The European FinTech market is incredibly competitive yet highly lucrative, as Olegs Cernisevs, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Blackcatcard, highlights in an interview with naftemporiki.gr. Blackcatcard is a European FinTech…

IMD: Greece’s competitiveness dropped in 2025

Greece fell three places in the international competitiveness ranking published annually by the world-renowned Business School IMD based in Lausanne, Switzerland, in 2025. According to the data from the “World…

Stock Exchange: Fed and Middle East to determine Athens’ market direction

The Athens Stock Exchange has recorded four consecutive negative sessions, having lost a little more than -2.7% of its value. The ongoing military crisis in the Middle East and the…

NPLs management market grows – 78 billion under management in Q1

The non-performing loan management market continues to expand in Greece, with another increase of around 3.5 billion euros, recording a total increase of almost 20 billion euros in the last…

Geopolitical flare-up is redrawing the shipping map

Amid renewed tension in the Middle East, the global shipping industry is returning to the spotlight, with investors and analysts turning to history to draw clues about the next moves…

Bayer with its eyes set on the future

Greece has a highly skilled scientific workforce and the capacity to offer high-level healthcare services, Ana Vega, CEO of Bayer Hellas, said in an interview with “N”. “Progress in the…

Main factors that held back investments in the first quarter

International uncertainty, the construction sector, as well as the significantly slower course of the RRF disbursements in the first quarter of 2025, are some of the factors that have negatively…