Free travel to Greece for all that get vaccinated against COVID-19! Greece asks for a European vaccination certificate
The establishment of a common European certificate for people vaccinated against Covid-19 will help European countries safely open travel and tourism in the coming months the Greek government believes. In a letter to the President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen and the EU leaders, the Prime Minister of Greece, Kyriakos Mitsotakis, even presented a draft of the proposed certificate prepared by the Greek authorities. Draft of common SARS-Cov-2 vaccination certificate proposed by Greek authorities The [...]
Mass tourism: Blessing or curse for Greece?
Like most have predicted, the 2020 tourism season for Greece has been tough. According to ΙNSETE Intelligence (the Research Institute of the Greek Tourism Confederation) , inbound tourism plunged by 78%. Just 60% of all hotels in Greece operated, most of them for a short period of time. Average occupancy rates during the summer period dropped to 23%, bringing in less than €2.8 billion in revenue – a 67% drop compared to the €8.5 billion of 2019. “This is an [...]
Greek Startup Universe
Greek Startup Universe We are proud to inform you about the upcoming open online program exclusive for Greeks in tech around the world, Greek Startup Universe. The program will run from March 1st until April 25th. During those 8 weeks, the most successful people of the Greek Diaspora around the globe will share experience and insights with Greek and Cypriot founders on crucial aspects of entrepreneurship and tech product growth. The GSU includes open Q&A Talks with well-known successful and [...]
29 years ago
Viomichaniki Epitheorisi makes its official debut, in December 1991, with an exclusive interview of then Minister of Finance, Yannis Paleokrassas. The subject? The revolution planned in the banking sector. Y. Paleokrassas declares that it is time for commercial banks "to operate on their own" as he prepares to introduce a new banking act. Interestingly enough we read that "the Bank of Greece is working on a deposit guarantee scheme, as Greece is the only member of the European Community [...]
Th. Vokos on the 1.000th issue of Oikonomiki Epitheorisi
Th. Vokos on the 1.000th issue of Oikonomiki Epitheorisi I have vivid memories of the many encounters in the fifties and sixties, that my father Theodore Vokos had with Spyros Vovolinis. I was present at many of these and I listened and learned from their discussions as they reviewed the challenges of their publishing businesses as well as the political ‘gossip’ of the day. They were contemporaries and dedicated journalists and publishers. Βιομηχανικη Επιθεωρηση, was a model publication, ahead of [...]
Enhancing Cooperation between Homeland and Diaspora
Enhancing Cooperation between Homeland and Diaspora As part of the series of Delphi Economic Forum online events on the impact of Covid-19 in the economy and society, economia Publishing presents on Thursday, June 18 at 16.00 (EEST - GR) the online discussion "Enhancing Cooperation between Homeland & Diaspora". Speakers: George Prevelakis, Professor emeritus, Sorbonne University (Paris 1), Permanent Representative of Greece at the OECD Βill Papastergiadis, Managing Partner, Moray & Agnew Lawyers, Australia Endy Zemenides, Executive Director, Hellenic American Leadership Council (HALC), USA Moderator: Antonis Papagiannidis, General Director, economia Publishing REGISTER HERE
