BUSINESS


Precarious jobs for many foreigners at call centers
ECONOMY

Seven out of 10 workers at call centers in Greece are from Turkey, the Middle East and North Africa. They obtain visas easily but they are kept on a short leash, often on monthly contracts, and their “special purpose visas” mean that as soon as the contracts expire, they must return to their country.

Presidents of Piraeus and Genoa chambers of commerce sign MoC
ECONOMY

The president of the Piraeus Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Vassilis Korkidis, and the president of the Chamber of Commerce of Genoa, Luigi Attanasio, signed a memorandum of cooperation, aiming to create favorable conditions for the development of economic relations between businesses in Genoa and Piraeus.


The remarkable legacy of Costas Apostolidis
OPINION

It’s been one week since the passing of Costas Apostolidis – a visionary entrepreneur, founder of industrial surge protection manufacturer Raycap and a generous philanthropist with an enduring impact on his hometown of Drama and beyond – and his death still has many Greeks reeling.




ABBank set to change hands
BUSINESS

A preliminary agreement for the acquisition of a package of shares in Aegean Baltic Bank (ABBank) has been signed.


Gov’t to introduce new bills about innovation, mergers
ECONOMY

Three new bills, in addition to the new fiscal framework, are being prepared for submission to Parliament within 2024, National Economy and Finance Minister Kostis Hatzidakis revealed on Tuesday, while speaking at the Real Investment Summit 2024.

Frozen produce firm fined 742,000 euros for profiteering
ECONOMY

Greek frozen foods producer Ainos was fined €742,000 for breaching the law against profiteering, Development Minister Kostas Skrekas said on Monday. Of the 72 company products, 50 were found to have been sold at a higher profit margin than what the law allows in checks that took place between July 1 and September 30, 2023. […]