The portrait of Lord Frederick North, 5th Earl of Guilford (1766-1827) and the degree awarded to him by the University of Oxford in 1819, as part of the honoured person’s efforts to establish and organise the Ionian Academy, now adorn the Ionian University. The items were donated by the President of the Rothschild Foundation, Lord [...]
“Greek shipping is at a crux. There has been a prolonged slump in freight rates. The Greek fleet is aging. There is a plethora of new international standards legislation which between now and the turn of the century is going to force the scrapping of many older ships, particularly tankers. Owners are aware of the [...]
Of EU institutional progress through sanctions and the Kalush Orchestra winning Eurovision by Antonis D. Papagiannidis When stock was taken of the EU response to the pandemic crisis, positive assessments prevailed – to the point that many analysts concluded that this was a case of “Europe growing through crises”. It is too early to take [...]
Cinturion Corp Ltd. a global provider of scalable, subsea and terrestrial capacity-based network solutions, announced that it has executed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) agreement with Grid Telecom, one of the leading providers of fiber optic connectivity throughout Greece and with onward interconnections to Europe, to be its Landing Party partner in Greece. The partnership [...]
Interview by Andreea Moraru, Regional Head of Greece and Cyprus at EBRD to Symela Touchtidou In January 2022, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) announced an additional €50 million in equity to its joint venture with Dimand. The JV focuses on brownfield redevelopment, deep refurbishment and regeneration projects in Greece. To date, about [...]
Τhe Greek Minister of Finance Christos Staikouras and the Ambassador of France to Greece Patrick Maisonnave signed the revised Convention for the Avoidance of Double Taxation Greece - France (SADF) and the Protocol that accompanies it. With this new Convention for the Elimination of Double Taxation Relating to Income Taxes and the Prevention of Tax [...]
Ten years ago, Economia Group invited prominent figures from the global shipping industry to discuss “Can Greece Maintain Global Dominance?” Among the issues raised were: “Green and Energy Efficient Shipping” “The relationship between Greece and China in the shipping sector” “Maritime Security, safety regulations and the daily running of the ship” “Shipping Finance” You can [...]
Of Party Conferences in a Greek context by Antonis D. Papagiannidis Party Conferences (or Conventions, or Congresses: it depends on where you are) are significant or quaint events (it depends on the prevailing character of the struggle for political power prevailing in a given country at a given time) that are always fun to watch [...]
Interview by Nikos Dimtsas, Chief Investment Officer of Dimand SA to Symela Touchtidou Dimand is one of Greece’s leading real estate developers. Its Karela Office Park was the first building in Greece to receive a Gold LEED certification, in 2013. Its portfolio of green buildings has grown since, including iconic projects, such as the Piraeus [...]
Interview by Kostas Maltezos, Managing Director of Coco-Mat Hotels Santorini & Serifos to Mika Kontorousi Recent studies on tourism trends worldwide show that a significant percentage of tourists know or seek information about the environmental systems and practices of hotels. Plus, a large percentage of tourists state that their behavior during their stay in a [...]
