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Thursday, 18 July 2024

Motor Oil’s shareholders meeting gives green light to Helector’s acquisition

Motor Oil Group held an emergency shareholders meeting providing consent for a) the purchase from the company MANETIAL LIMITED, a 100% subsidiary of MOTOR OIL (GREECE) CORINTH REFINERIES SA, of…

TEN: Full ahead for a green fleet by 2030

Tsakos Energy Navigation secured 245 million dollars in financing for its investment program. The listed company on the US stock exchange has accelerated its efforts in order to green its…

Car insurance through … Gov.gr Wallet

Minister of Digital Governance, Dimitris Papastergiou, announced the first step of abolishing the issuance of certificates and providing digitally citizens’ data, after their consent, in order to carry out an…

The production of Greek tugboats begins at the Elefsis shipyards

The implementation of the ONEX-ROBERT ALLAN agreement for the construction and production of 30 tugboats, an investment worth at least 280 million euros, has begun at the Elefsis shipyards. Last…

BoG: Competition reduced banks’ margins in Q2 2024

The credit standards for loans to non-financial corporations (NFCs) remained unchanged in the second quarter of 2024, while the terms and conditions for corporate loans eased, the Bank of Greece…

Motor Oil’s shareholders meeting gives green light to Helector’s acquisition

Motor Oil Group held an emergency shareholders meeting providing consent for a) the purchase from the company MANETIAL LIMITED, a 100% subsidiary of MOTOR OIL (GREECE) CORINTH REFINERIES SA, of…

Brain drain: More than 1 million Greeks left the country

Greece is still faced with the problem of brain drain, even after the end of the memoranda, the return to positive growth rates, the increase in wages and the reduction…

Wednesday, 17 July 2024

Services sector a new challenge for inflation

According to BoG, this year will end with the harmonized index standing at 3% compared to 2.5% in the Eurozone, while placing the next rate cut by the ECB and…

The open fronts for tourist ports and pleasure boats

The need for a holistic approach to the development of tourist ports and berths for pleasure boats is pointed out to “Naftemporiki” by representatives of the sector. Greece is one…

Greek construction groups seeking stable cash flows

Greece’s large construction groups are seeking stable cash flows in order to be prepared in case of future difficult times. For GEK Terna, Intrakat, Avax and Metka stable cash flow…

Nexi: Investments over 1 billion euros in the Greek payment industry

Foreign investors have invested more than 1 billion euros in the Greek payments industry over the last two years, according to Nikos Papadoglou, Deputy CEO of Nexi Greece. Papadoglou pointed…

Plaisio: Maintaining a multi-product and multi-channel business model strategy

The management of Plaisio focuses on maintaining the multi-product, multi-customer and multi-channel business model, according to the financial data of 2023. The company features 25,000 branded and private label technology…

Cosmote and Nova join forces to crack down on piracy

Aiming at tackling piracy but also with an eye on the viability of pay TV, Cosmote TV and Nova entered into an agreement to exchange their sports channels. As of…

Salamis Shipyards delivered 5 blocks for the second French frigate FDI FR2

On July 13, 2024, the Salamis Shipyards delivered the 5 pre-equipped blocks of the second- and fifth-series FDI French frigate, built at the Salamis Shipyards, and are already traveling from…

Metlen: We are turning the page, without changing our DNA

“We are turning the page, without changing our DNA. Our new name, Metlen Energy & Metals, will accompany our efforts to cover as many foreign markets as possible,” the chief…

Prokopiou: Mega shipbuilding program

The shipbuilding program of George Prokopiou is approaching 100 ships. According to shipping brokerage sources, the company Sea Traders, which manages the bulk carriers of the group, proceeded with six…

Alternative fuels a challenge for bulkers and tankers

A wait-and-see approach until the full availability of new fuels will jeopardize the achievement of the zero-emissions target by 2050 and all intermediate milestones by then, the CEO of the…

Telecoms: Lower fiber optic prices

The European Commission’s green light to the agreement on volume discounts between telecommunications providers triggers expectations of price reductions in the service connecting households and businesses to the fiber optic…

Tuesday, 16 July 2024

Banks: New risks – “updated” stress tests

The European Banking Authority is promoting changes regarding the stress tests of Europe’s credit institutions to be carried out in 2025. By publishing a draft for the stress tests, the…

Alpha Bank sells 90.1% of Alpha Bank Romania SA to UniCredit

Alpha Services and Holdings SA, 100% parent company of Alpha Bank SA, announced that its fully controlled subsidiary, Alpha International Holdings SMSA, entered into a binding agreement with UniCredit SpA…

Coca Cola 3E: Focus on innovation and investments for 55 years

With 55 years of presence in Greece, Coca Cola 3E combines its course with the most famous soft drink in the world and has managed to be consistently at the…

MEVGAL: Higher exports, turnover fueled by its investment program

2023 was a year of significant growth for MEVGAL, with the development course continuing this year as well, following an important investment program. The company, as its president, Mary Hatzakou,…

Netflix-GNTO: Promoting Greek tourism all over the world

The secretary general of the Greek National Tourist Organization (GNTO), Dimitris Fragakis, and the Vice President of Netflix for Public Policy Europe, Middle East and Africa region, Madeleine de Cock…

Mondelez opens cyber security center in Greece with long-term prospects

The multinational food company Mondelez chose Greece for the establishment of a cyber security center which will manage all its activities in Europe. The Greek hub combined with another one…

EU sets four conditions for PPA’s inverstments

The European Commission has set four conditions in order to continue subsidizing the project of the new cruise pier in the southern part of the port of Piraeus. According to…

LIN Ji: The next day at the Piraeus Port Authority

Piraeus Port Authority (PPA) executive vice-president, LIN Ji, who was appointed at the “helm” of the listed company at the end of April, has approved the distribution of a record…

Shipping: Fuel flexibility the”key” to new environmental requirements

Investing in flexible multi-fuel engines is today the most prudent way for a shipowner to meet the commercial and regulatory demands brought by environmental regulations, which are expected to drive…

Intrakat seen profits growing sixfold in 2026

Intrakat is aiming at its further development based on constructions, PPPs – concessions and Renewable Energy Sources (RES), expecting revenues up by sixfold in 2026. The plan also includes the…

Monday, 08 July 2024

Jotun Announces Renewal of Contract with Angelicoussis Group

Jotun is excited to officially announce the extension of its contract with Angelicoussis Group for an additional two years for the DryDock, Seastock, and NewBuilding projects of the Group. Maria…

Thursday, 04 July 2024

Piraeus one of the leading ports of the Mediterranean and Europe

“The improved financial results of our company for the third consecutive year demonstrate that the port’s development and modernization strategy, as well as the important decisions regarding its operation, are…

National Bank: Privatization timeline – Critical milestones

The Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) is expected to proceed immediately with its disinvestment from the National Bank of Greece (NBG). More specifically, the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund, which still…

Greek shipowners’ orders on track for a new record

Greek shipowners’ orders are on track for a new record this year, as a total of 34 companies have signed contracts for more than 120 ships during the first half…

Floating platforms – extensions in marinas

A solution to the issue of the ever-increasing demand for berths in marinas as well as tourist ports for foreign and Greek pleasure boats is to be provided by the…

New Special Spatial Framework for Tourism includes measures to address hypertourism

Limiting the short-term rental of properties in famous tourist areas and establishing a special fee for the financing of renovations and infrastructure is proposed, among other things, in the new…

Sahinis (EYDAP): Water remains one of the cheapest in the world

While everything is getting more expensive, there is something that remains consistently cheap. And this is EYDAP’s water, which is kept at low levels (one of the cheapest waters in…

Cisco’s DT&S leaving Thessaloniki

CISCO is eventually leaving the city of Thessaloniki, ending the conflict that arose recently with the Municipality regarding the Labattoir building. The dispute concerns the operation of Cisco’s DT&S International…

Public contracts: Direct award contracts dominating

The amount of public contracts exceeded 6 billion euros in the four months of 2024, during which direct award contracts were once again in first place and indeed with a…

Manousakis (IPTO): Electrical interconnections are critical for Greece’s green energy success story

Electrical interconnections developed by the Independent Power Transmission Operator (IPTO) play an important role in the “greening” of Greece’s energy mix, the president and CEO of IPTO, Manos Manousakis, said…

Desserta Hellas acquires Doriki from Minerva

Desserta Hellas, a subsidiary of Berglandmilch, proceeded with the acquisition of the company Doriki, which was the separated cheese-making arm of Minerva Edible Oils and Food Enterprises. The relevant agreement…

Tourism: Visitors almost double in two years – Arrivals from Turkey jump 163%

Tourism in Greece has shown a strong recovery after the pandemic, recording a 97% increase compared to 2021, according to a Visa analysis on Mediterranean tourism. According to Visa’s analysis,…

Wednesday, 03 July 2024

Construction of a cluster of Greek high-definition earth observation satellites

Open Cosmos and the European Space Agency (ESA) signed an agreement for the construction of a cluster of Greek high-definition multispectral earth observation satellites, within the framework of the Hellenic…

Mathios Refractories on a growth trajectory as of 2024

Mathios Refractories is expected to be on a growth trajectory in the current financial year, as the company’s management emphasized during the regular general meeting of its shareholders. In particular,…

Penetration of fiber optic networks to homes and businesses remains low

The penetration of fiber optic networks to homes and businesses (FTTH or FTTP) in Greece stands at 38.4%, up 10 percentage points compared to last year, but lower than the…

Uber Boat expands to Santorini, Corfu, Athenian Riviera

Uber Greece announced speed boat trips through the Uber Boat online application for Santorini, Corfu and the Athenian Riviera. This particular service is already operating for the second year on…

Cenergy Holdings proceeds with investment in cable manufacturing plant in Baltimore

The first step in the implementation of Cenergy Holdings’ investment in Baltimore, USA, has been completed, with its subsidiary, Hellenic Cables Americas, purchasing a waterfront plot at Wagners Point, in…

HRADF: Five investment schemes express interest for the development of a Logistics Park in Fyli

The Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund (HRADF), a member company of GROWTHFUND – The National Fund of Greece, announced that five investment schemes have expressed interest in the public international…

IOBE: Economic sentiment slightly falls – Consumer confidence up

Greece’s economic climate index slightly fell to 110.6 points in June from 111.0 points in May. According to a survey by the Economic and Industrial Research Foundation (IOBE), the decline…

PPA: High revenue and profitability for third consecutive year

PPA SA has achieved the highest performance in its history in terms of revenue and profitability for the third consecutive year. More specifically, total revenue amounted to 219.8 million euros…

Demand for containerships rises – What do Greeks buy

Demand for container ships is on the rise lately based on the number of deals on the secondary market and in shipyards. The significant increase in freight rates, as a…

Titan signs agreement with Sinoma for promotion of technological innovations

Titan Group and Sinoma CBM, a leading force in cement technology and the provision of integrated technical solutions, signed a Memorandum of Cooperation for new business opportunities and the promotion…