Billions of euros to be invested in new tourism resorts around Greece Business File, September-October 2017, No. 112 Investments Tourism real estate has started to reemerge. ere are already investments of over 8 billion euros already moving ahead. 250 project plans budgeted at 900 million euros have already been submitted to the economy ministry, while [...]
Will Athens take advantage of the new political environment in Washington? Business File, September-October 2017, No. 112 US-Greek Relations Although the new administration has made it abundantly clear that it does not want to get involved in the discussions about the Greek debt, there is room for a new chapter in bilateral relations, if there [...]
Young Greek scientists: Science today for tomorrow’s world Business File, September-October 2017, No. 112 Greek Scientists Despite the brain drain, caused by the continuing economic crisis, many graduates of Greek universities are following their paths in respective research fields, at an international level. Here are three exceptional examples. Greeks make up less than 0.2% of the [...]
The Morava-Axios Canal Business File, September-October 2017, No. 112 World Trade Thessaloniki will be upgraded to a junction centre of world trade between Asia and Western Europe with Chinese support. The connection of the Black Sea with the Mediterranean Sea through a canal linking the Danube with the Axios/Vardar River has been a dream of [...]
Greece and China together in the energy sector Business File, September-October 2017, No. 112 Energy Sector With two MoU signed, PPC declares ready to accelerate the projects and investments in the energy sector with China. Greece and China, taking advantage of their mutual interests in the energy sector, are now trying to maximise the opportunities [...]
Tsipras–Macron Members of the club of “Young Musketeers” of Europe Business File, September-October 2017, No. 112 Politics In Athens, President Macron and PM Alexis Tsipras, both belonging to the young generation of European politicians, tried to clarify their common goals, keeping the distances when found. Greek PM Alexis Tsipras has already heard the right words [...]
CEOs’ Story Telling When introducing the first DVD “CEOs’ Leadership and Global Insights” we have pointed out that year 2009 signified a turbulent era in the Mediterranean and the European Union, when Greece topped in the news for 1,000 times/day in a negative manner. The current (second) DVD of the series contains cases selected with [...]
Ellinopoula.com: A web-based platform where learning Greek is fun By Katerina Kritikou Petros, a Greek immigrant child, was brought up far away from Greece. However, the Greek language, tradition and history formed an integral part of his everyday life thanks to the continuous effort of his mother, Anna. Nowadays, Petros is still an immigrant who [...]
The new image of benefaction in the 21st centure Business File, June-July-August 2017, No. 111 Greek spirit The English edition of professor Matoula Tomara-Sideris' book on the history of benefaction in Modern Greece is coming out soon The phenomenon of Greek communities abroad in the 18th, 19th and 20th century constitutes an exemplary cradle of benefaction and [...]
The two-tiered office market in Athens Business File, June-July-August 2017, No. 111 Real Estate The office market in Athens, at its lowest point in ten years, is now expecting the kick off in demand for Grade A office space, while rents in secondary locations are facing additional reductions. With business activity expected to slowly start its [...]
