Proceeds of 1.268 billion euros the highest ever in a state selloff; gov’t to press ahead with more sales The Greek state has put into its coffers 1.268 billion euros from the successful fourth...
National Economy and Finance Minister George Alogoskoufis on Monday referred to the measured being taken by the government in the framework of the Lisbon Strategy to promote economic competitiveness...
19/07/2005
The dialogue between the government and social partners opened on Wednesday over changes in working hours and overtime payments. Employment Minister Panos Panagiotopoulos is meeting with...
19/07/2005
The summer sales in the shops start today, Monday, and will run through August 27, the Consumers' Union of Greece announced. It advised the public to be cautious and to compare prices before making...
18/07/2005
Consumers in Greece do not seem to know much about the social profile of companies, reacting mostly to bad corporate news without rewarding firms which display adequate corporate social...
18/07/2005
Development Minister Dimitris Sioufas on Thursday expressed his confidence that draft legislation for extending shopping hours in the country would offer a new impetus in the domestic market and...
15/07/2005
Economy and Finance Minister Giorgos Alogoskoufis yesterday appeared optimistic about the economy’s short-term prospects. Alogoskoufis told reporters that there are “sufficient indications” that GDP...
15/07/2005
Fuel consumption, including all types of petrol and diesel oil, fell 3.1 percent in the first quarter of 2005, a sign of a slowing market, a report by Stat Bank said on Wednesday. The report said...
14/07/2005
A much-needed injection from investment is coming from three large tourism projects in Greece, worth 600 million euros in total, that had for years been stymied by bureaucratic problems. The Hellenic...
14/07/2005
Greece and the European Investment Bank (EIB) on Tuesday signed a memorandum of understanding on financing for major international and national port facilities in Greece. Signing in Luxembourg were...
13/07/2005