Chios and Oinousses: The Greek islands leading global shipping
Chios and Oinousses: The Greek islands leading global shipping When breaking down the story of Greek and global shipping, two islands stand out today – Chios and Oinousses. Steven Tagle joins Thanos Davelis to discuss his latest in-depth report from both islands that breaks down how they came to lead the world’s shipping industry and […]
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Mexico’s Yucatán State joins global Network of Sustainable Tourism Observatories
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F-15 Global Strike Eagle, μια ιδέα για ένα μαχητικό ικανό να εξαπολύει “διαστημικό πύραυλο”
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Staikouras: Greece succeeded in an unstable environment
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Davos 2023: Kalogiratos and Brueckner on sustainable finance and global leadership
Davos 2023: Kalogiratos and Brueckner on sustainable finance and global leadership What it means to have sustainable financing if we are to meet the Net-Zero targets set for 2050 and what kind of global leadership such a challenge entails? These were the questions that two business executives with deep knowledge of the global finance and […]
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Athens assets most affordable among capitals
Athens assets most affordable among capitals Α global survey by Britain’s CIA Landlord Insurance has found that the lowest sale prices available for residential property are in Athens. In a relative comparative analysis of the cost of acquiring an apartment in the center of various countries’ capitals, it emerged that Athens is the cheapest option, […]
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Πηγή Λυκούδη: Ασημένιο μετάλλιο στα Global Music Awards 2022
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Greece Listed Among Best Places to Retire by Global Retirement Index
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SOTL Global Movement: Νέα εποχή για τους λάτρεις του πούρου
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Greece Voted Best Tourism Destination by Global Traveler Readers
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Greece: The best travel destination for Global Traveler readers
Greece: The best travel destination for Global Traveler readers Greece was voted “Best Tourism Destination” of 2022, for the second consecutive year by the readers of the most important American magazine for business and luxury tourism, Global Traveler. For Greece this is the fifth top accolade won this year in the demanding US travel market, […]
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Unlocking innovation
Unlocking innovation How do you foment competitiveness and how is local innovation linked to the global ranking of a country? This was the focus of a recent conference held in Athens which brought together representatives from the areas of academia, business, politics, economics and science to discuss initiatives and strategies to promote innovation. All were […]
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Eurobank’s Christina Margelou among the ten global personalities of shipping finance
Eurobank’s Christina Margelou among the ten global personalities of shipping finance Eurobank’s Head of Shipping, Christina Margelou, has been included in Lloyd’s 2022 list of the 10 most influential people worldwide in the shipping finance industry, as a result of the Bank’s high performance in the financing of companies in the shipping sector. Maintaining a […]
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Global mayors ponder fight against antisemitism in Athens
Global mayors ponder fight against antisemitism in Athens A two-day international mayors’ conference aiming at combating antisemitism kicked off in Athens Wednesday evening. Athens Mayor Kostas Bakoyannis, Chairman of the 2022 Mayors Summit Against Antisemitism (MSAA), welcomed more than 25 participating mayors at a dinner with a warning that “intolerance poses an imminent threat to […]
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Greece holds the “helm” of global shipping – China and Japan follow
Greece holds the “helm” of global shipping – China and Japan follow For one more year, Greece maintains the scepter in global shipping with China following and Japan in third place, the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) points out in its annual report on maritime transport. The report On January 1, 2022, […]
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Pfizer sets up global drug safety department in Thessaloniki
Pfizer sets up global drug safety department in Thessaloniki A group of Pfizer executives met with the president of the Thessaloniki Medical Association Nikos Nitsas at the association’s offices in view of – as they informed him – the opening and staffing the company’s new global department in Thessaloniki, which will be active in the […]
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Editorial Ta Nea: Economic prospects in 2023
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ATHEX: Athinon Ave shakes off global jitters
ATHEX: Athinon Ave shakes off global jitters International concerns, not least the new wave of the Covid pandemic in China, rattled European bourse on Monday, but the Greek stock market managed to offset its losses in the end with the benchmark even notching up minor gains upon the close. The low turnover reflects not only […]
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Scientists advise on greener future
Scientists advise on greener future As global leaders ponder climate change at the annual United Nations meeting, held this year at the Egyptian resort of Sharm El Sheikh, a committee of Greek scientists has unveiled a set of reform proposals designed to help Greece become carbon-neutral. Globally, the debate on how to mitigate by climate […]
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Megaplast inaugurates production plant in Thiva
Megaplast inaugurates production plant in Thiva Megaplast, a global leader in flexible packaging production, launched its new industrial plant, which forms part of its 23-million-euro investment program of the last three years, in Thiva, Central Greece, on Friday. The new unit covers an area of 9,100 square meters on a plot of 72,000 sq.m. Construction […]
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Greek PM from Delphi: Protection of world heritage and nature go together
Greek PM from Delphi: Protection of world heritage and nature go together “Global cultural heritage is today facing a challenge that we have to consider how we will cope with. We must consider what our vision is for the next 50 years, how we will deal with the threats, and how we react to those […]
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Climate Change | Athens | November 18-26
Climate Change | Athens | November 18-26 Joining the global conversation about climate change, the Canadian Institute in Greece (cig-icg.gr) presents a project by Dutch-Canadian artist and marine biologist Eveline Kolijn. “The Ocean Inside” is a multimedia installation centered on a film by the artist that is projected on a hand-printed veil in order to […]
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Greek shipowner Melina Travlos named Global Personality of the Year
Greek shipowner Melina Travlos named Global Personality of the Year Ms. Melina Travlou, president of the Union of Greek Shipowners (UGS), received in London the prestigious “Global Personality Award” for 2022, of the Seatrade Maritime Awards, an award that particularly honors Greek shipping as a whole. In her post on social media, Ms. Travlou noted: […]
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Columbia University Launching 10th Global Center in Athens
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As other global crises collide, nations converge to address climate change
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ATHEX: Global outlook sends local stocks lower
ATHEX: Global outlook sends local stocks lower The ominous forecasts by the US Fed and the Bank of England, pointing to a recession in the West and feeding a further cycle of interest rate hikes, weighed heavily on global stocks on Thursday and led to snap losses at most European bourses – including Greece’s after […]
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The global media arena
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Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions Decline
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Toronto Economic Forum: Greece’s course towards the energy transition
Toronto Economic Forum: Greece’s course towards the energy transition In a world of global demand for affordable and sustainable energy solutions, bilateral partnerships are crucial to achieving optimal results, growth as well as solving energy shortages. With Greece and Canada having a tradition in the energy and minerals sectors, the possibilities for cooperation were discussed […]
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Retail rates for key goods in Cyprus
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