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Tuesday, 08 October 2024

Cruise companies asking for the implementation of the extraordinary cruise fee per passenger from 2026

Cruise companies have asked for the implementation of the extraordinary cruise fee per passenger from 2026 onwards, in order to avoid any unpleasant consequences in the specific industry. According to…

Monday, 07 October 2024

Hotel industry and the qualitative “leap forward”

The hotel industry will not be able to make the qualitative “leap forward”, as international competition demands, due to economic suffocation, alternate professor of the University of Western Attica, president…

Plastic packaging market under pressure in 2023

The plastic packaging industry is under pressure, according to recent data from ICAP. Two important factors contribute to this; the sector’s exposure to price changes and especially polyethylene, which is…

PPA receives five top awards at Environmental and Compliance Awards 2024

The Piraeus Port Authority (PPA S.A.) was awarded five top awards for its performance in the critical areas of environmental protection and regulatory compliance. According to the company, these recognitions…

Uber: 47% increase in movements in Athens

Uber characterizes the tourist season in Greece as extremely successful this year, while pointing to an extension of the season. In Athens, tourist movements in the city increased by an…

Italgas plans Greek network’s digitization

Italgas is planning the utilization of the monitoring and operation technology applied to the natural gas distribution network in Italy for the infrastructures of Enaon EDA in Greece. In particular,…

Main factors eating into Greeks’ savings

Greece is lagging behind the rest of Europe in 2024 in terms of household savings, which remain negative with a percentage of 5.63%. The negative performance in savings also affects…

2025 Draft Budget: Higher revenue, tax cuts and primary surpluses

The 2025 draft budget will be submitted to the Parliament on Monday with the main priority being the maintenance of the primary surplus at high levels and fully aligned with…

Cenergy Holdings’ strong financial footprint

Cenergy Holdings has succeeded in consolidating its position as a leading player in the energy sector internationally by investing in innovative technologies and steadily expanding its activity globally. The company…

National Bank’s placement under the microscope

All the major rating agencies participated in the disinvestment process of the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) from the National Bank, bringing 690 euros in revenue to the State. According…

OTE unveils five development priorities until 2030

The five main priorities for the development of OTE until 2030 were presented by the president and CEO of the Group, Kostas Nebis. Regarding optical fiber to homes and businesses…

Wednesday, 02 October 2024

Restructuring of electrical and electronic goods market following Siemens decision to stop distribution of household appliances in Greece

The decision of the German BSH, parent of the Greek BSH Home Appliances, to stop the distribution of household appliances under the Siemens brand in Greece and Cyprus, fuels the…

PDMA: Strong interest in 3-month T-Bills; yield at 2.84%

Investor interest was strong during the auction of three-month T-bills amounting to 500 million euros. The yield stood at 2.84% from 3.23% during the corresponding previous auction, on July 31,…

National Bank: HFSF announces narrower price range from 7.40 to 7.65 euros

The Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) announced on Wednesday that its Board of Directors approved a narrower price range within the price range for the international offering in its meeting…

Adjustment of water tariffs based on environmental and climate conditions

The way is opened for adjustments to the water supply tariffs with the publication of the Joint Ministerial Decision in the Government Gazette which determines the new water pricing rules.…

HFSH weighs up price range for National Bank’s 10% stake

The Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) intends to raise the price of the divestment from the National Bank, adjusting the price range it will accept, according to sources. The fact…

Latsco and MAN cooperate on maritime technology

Latsco Marine Management Inc (LMM), owned by Paris Kasidokostas Latsis, signed a cooperation agreement with MAN PrimeServ, the after sales department of MAN Energy Solutions. This agreement is part of…

Armenia’s Deputy Minister of High-Tech Industry visits Intracom Telecom’s facilities

The Deputy Minister of High-Tech Industry of Armenia, Ruben Simonyan, visited the facilities of Intracom Telecom in Paiania. He was welcomed by the Managing Director, Kartlos Edilashvili, and senior executives…

IOBE: Economic climate improves-Consumer confidence down

The economic climate showed an improvement in September, with the index standing at 110.2 points from 106 points in July and August, the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (ΙΟΒΕ) …

METLEN plans new RES projects in Sicily

METLEN Energy & Metals announced its plans for new RES projects in Sicily, after receiving the necessary permits, while also signing a cooperation protocol with Ance Sicilia, in order to…

Heraklion Port: Impressive increase in cruises in Jan-Sept

The Port of Heraklion recorded a significant increase in cruise traffic in January-September 2024, strengthening its position as a leading destination in the Mediterranean. Specifically, the port welcomed 422,996 passengers,…

Tuesday, 01 October 2024

AB Vassilopoulos: Transformation plan focuses on franchise network and fast delivery

AB Vassilopoulos’ three-year transformation plan focuses on the franchise network and the fast delivery segment, which also includes a small acquisition. As the Brand President of AB Vassilopoulos Nikos Lavidas…

Record employment in eight-month period

The balance of employment recorded the highest-ever performance in January-August 2024 as it was up by 299.148 positions in Greece, according to the Labour Ministry’s Ergani employment registration system. This…

Debt to social security fund EFKA jumps to 48.57 billion euros

Social security debt amounted to 48.57 billion euros in the second quarter of the year, according to the centre for the collection of social insurance debts (KEAO). More specifically, the…

Strong interest in National Bank’s placement; oversubscribed eleven times

Strong interest was expressed in National Bank’s placement as it has been eleven times oversubscribed. Reuters spoke of a milestone development, adding that with the sale of a 10% stake,…

Alexandroupolis FSRU: LNG Terminal in commercial operation

The Commercial Operation of the Alexandroupolis LNG Terminal begins, with the aim of promoting the city as a new energy gateway for Central and Southeastern Europe. More specifically, Gastrade announced…

Andreadis (AS Company): New acquisitions, Romania and the attractive stock

The first half of 2024 may not have been so satisfactory for the AS Company, as consumer fatigue and high inflation led to lower turnover by 3.2% (11.5 million euros…

Medium-Term Fiscal Structural Plan for 2025-2028: High growth rates

The government will proceed with the submission of the Medium-Term Fiscal-Structural Plan 2025-2028 to the Commission with an additional margin to increase spending by 4 billion euros over the next…

Producer prices fell in August – Sectors that persist on the upside

According to the data announced by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT), the General Producer Price Index in Industry (total domestic and foreign market) showed a decrease of 2.4% last August,…

Mytilineos to Bloomberg: Metlen aims to apply for LSE listing by year-end

METLEN Energy & Metals will apply for a listing on the London Stock Exchange by the end of the year and this will probably be completed by the second quarter…

GEK TERNA strengthened its infrastructure footprint by 1 billion euros in the last 3 months

GEK TERNA is increasing its infrastructure, aiming at becoming a leading player in Europe. As the president and CEO, George Peristeris, pointed out in a conference call with analysts, the…

Monday, 30 September 2024

AADE launches sweeping tax inspections

Thousands of purchase and sale contracts, inheritances, parental benefits and donations of real estate are under the microscope of the Independent Public Revenue Authority (AADE). The goal is to have…

Hyatt Regency Thessaloniki: Investment of 1.4 million euros for the creation of solar park

The Hyatt Regency Thessaloniki hotel created a solar park, as part of its strategy to further reduce its environmental footprint through the use of alternative energy sources. The 1,738 solar…

Greece aiming to reduce debt-to-GDP ratio as well as government debt in absolute terms

The Public Debt Management Agency (PDMA) and the Ministry of Finance are aiming to reduce Greece’s 2025 loan program, aiming to reduce the debt-to-GDP ratio as well as the government…

PPC: Participation in the intelWATT innovative research project

PPC participates in the innovative research project intelWATT in the context of the development of research and innovation activities, recently completing the pilot installation of water recovery of Cooling Tower…

HFSF: Greece starts sale of 10% in National Bank

The Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) issued an invitation for the public offering of a 10% share in the National Bank. The price range of the placement is between 7.3…

Chinese Foreign Minister: Greek tourists will not need a visa as of Oct 1

Greek tourists as well as businessmen who will visit China for a short period of time will not need a visa as of October 1, Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi…

Prodea: Investments of 303.4 million in six months

Prodea proceeded with investments in commercial real estate, hotel units and residential properties under development, with a total value of 303.4 million euros in the first half of 2024. As…

Euribor below 3% in September – its impact of mortgages

Loan holders with a floating interest rate are expected to be favored by Euribor’s fall below 3%. The market has not seen these levels since November 2022. Financial markets have…

PPA: Higher revenue and profits in H1 2024

Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) showed an increase in revenues and profits in the first half of 2024, once again achieving the best historical performance for this period of time. More…

Electricity tariffs moving towards stabilization in October

Electricity prices are expected to show stabilization or even reduction in October compared to the current month as a result of a significant de-escalation of prices on the Energy Exchange…

Friday, 27 September 2024

Intracom Holdings, Kloukinas-Lappas merger to be concluded by November 15

The new company after the merger of Intracom Properties and I. Kloukinas – I. Lappas (KLM) will have a real estate value of 121.3 million euros and annual rental income…

Average annual household expenditure increased to 20,223.36 euros

The average annual household expenditure increased to 20,223.36 euros (1,685.28 per month) in 2023, registering an increase, at current prices, of 5.3%, compared to 2022. According to the results of…

Dimand: Positive performance in H1 – Increase in pre-tax profits to 15.9 million

The Dimand group recorded a significant increase in profits in the first half of 2024, according to the financial results announced by the company. Profits before taxes amounted to 15.9…

ELTA’s recovery plan: Changes in the way of operation and utilization of infrastructure

Development of synergies with third parties, outsourcing services, new products, reinforcement of the already extensive network and installation of boxes are among the plans of ELTA management in an effort …

Mitsotakis: A window of opportunity to resolve the delimitation of the continental shelf and the EEZ (video)

Greece is willing to work towards resolving the only major outstanding issue we have with our neighbor, that is the delimitation of the continental shelf and the Exclusive Economic Zone…

Stylianidis message for “a safer and more sustainable future”

Minister of Maritime Affairs and Insular Policy, Christos Stylianidis, referred to the challenges for enhancing the safety and efficiency of shipping during the World Maritime Day. “On the occasion of…

Gerapetritis: Greece is becoming more powerful with an important diplomatic footprint

The 79th Session of the UN General Assembly in New York was concluded and Greece had the opportunity to hold very important meetings, as the country’s international footprint is extremely…

World Bank: Greece ranks second in terms of optimal PPP procurement methods

Greece ranked second worldwide in terms of optimal procurement strategy in Public-Private Partnership (PPP) projects, according to the “Benchmarking Infrastructure Development 2024” Report of the World Bank, Alternate Minister of…

Stassis: The 6 deals that boost PPC and drive the stock to 10-year highs

George Stassis may have seen the PPC share close to the highest levels of the last 10 years (12.5 euros) while at the same time proposing as a “gift” the…