Greek Business File, April-May 2020, No 125 By A. Dimitris Kontogiannis COVID-19 poses a major challenge for Greek banks The pandemic is expected to sink the Greek economy in 2020, undermining the creditworthiness of households and corporations licking their wounds after a decade long crisis Deposits may also be hit as disposable incomes fall [...]
Greek Business File, April-May 2020, No 125 By A. D. Papagiannidis Of geopolitical tensions, of borders and talks Time flies at a dizzying speed: months feel like weeks, weeks seem like days. The coronavirus/ Covid-19 onslaught, an epidemic that started in China and has ended up as a pandemic engulfing all of the world, [...]
Greek Business File, April-May 2020, No 125 By Kerin Hope Travel and tourism are among the biggest victims in the Covid-19 crisis Greece’s tourism industry will be hard hit by the coronavirus outbreak. With hotels closed until May, the start of the season has already been postponed. Hoteliers and tour operators hope that by [...]
Covid-19: health-policy issues and economic consequences As the Covid-19 pandemic seems to have reached its peak and lock-downs are being relaxed around the world – especially in Europe that is Greece’s own environment – a bird’s-eye approach to the health-policy issues raised and to the economic consequences is useful for every country. As Greece is [...]
An American student visits a traditional family business in Crete, renowned for its hospitality and culinary arts. This is an innovative experiential recipe book by Anh Tran which celebrates the “farm to table” Cretan homemade food, edited by Maria Chnaraki, Ethnosociologist, Folklorist & Cultural Anthropologist, Professor at Drexel University (Philadelphia – USA), Official Representative of [...]
Dear readers, Due to Covid-19, which has hardened our collective work, the full issue of Greek Business File April –May 2020 goes digital for subscribers and readers of print copies for free. You can click here to download. This issue is driven by the shock Covid-19 has caused to all of us on Planet Earth. Vasilis Trigkas [...]
Greek Business File, January-February-March 2020, No 124 GBF reports Evaluating the significance of Thermopylae and Salamis in the modern world The events celebrating the 2.500-year anniversary of the famous battles of Thermopylae and Salamis were kickstarted on 20 January with an enlightening international symposium where, distinguished academics explained how those two battles of Antiquity changed [...]
Greek Business File, January-February-March 2020, No 124 By Symela Touchtidou Bringing Greece’s “liquid gold” to the international healthy food market. E-LA-WON, which started by offering upmarket extra virgin olive oil and is now producing various agricultural products, is determined to show the world that Greece is capable of unique top quality products, innovative entrepreneurship and [...]
Greek Business File, January-February-March 2020, No 124 By Antonis Karamalegkos The ΙΜΟ 2020 new regulations have caused several concerns for the maritime industry. The imposition of new environmental standards challenges shipping companies, testing their readiness and reflexes as the new sulphur limits became effective from January 1, 2020, Professor Dinos Arcoumanis explains speaking to GBF. [...]
Greek Business File, January-February-March 2020, No 124 By Ira Bliatka Awaiting the New EU Migration Pact: Geopolitical Conundrums, Humanitarian Deficits A new EU migration agreement is underway, promising a systematic approach rather than the crisis-management model of 2015-2016. Migration, a complex global issue, lies beyond what any one country alone can handle. Yet, [...]
