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Only 11.5 pct of Greek businesses made web sales in 2016
SocietyWhile almost 90 percent of Greek businesses have access to the internet, only 11.5 percent reported... three in ten were on Twitter. The use of the cloud is also low in the Greek business market, with only... finance or accounting software applications. Big data analysis is also absent from most Greek businesses
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Survey shows 42 pct of Greek expats unlikely to return
Society40-49,000 and 11 percent 10-19,000. The OECD listed the average Greek salary in 2015 as around 17,600... in, Endeavor Greece’s research showed that Greek professionals generated 12.9 billion euros in GDP, 9.1... make a valuable contribution to the Greek economy need to be identified and effectively mobilised
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Alpha Bank posts net profits of 48.1 mln in Q1, Greek NPE formation turns slightly negative on write-offs
EconomyBankingAlpha Bank concluded the release of Greek banks’ first quarter (Q1) results, remaining profitable... million in the Greek market. The Common Equity Tier 1 (CET1) ratio edged up by 10 bps to 17.2 percent... value of its Greek government bonds (GGBs) stood at 2.3 billion in May, up from 2.1 billion in March
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Greek distrust of media high compared to EU average
Societywith the Greek media landscape. A 2016 Reuters report showed that of 26 countries surveyed, Greeks... development led the Greek media landscape to shrink further, when shipowner Evangelos Marinakis... and eventually deemed unconstitutional by the Greek Council of State and scrapped. If the government
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Greek households switch to natural gas in record numbers as winter approaches
EconomyFeaturesRecord numbers of households and small businesses in Greek cities are switching from oil to natural... in uptake. Heating oil dominated the domestic heating market in Greek cities until a major infrastructure... by households. Natural gas’s share of the total energy consumed by Greek households has risen from almost
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War of words fuels bitter mood in Greek politics
PoliticsGreek Politicsas accusations were traded, taking the tension in Greek politics up a notch or two. The activity was sparked... mood in Greek politics. This is being fuelled by much of the media, which has taken a partisan... in relation to Greek-Turkish relations. A new opinion poll by Public Issue suggests that while the public
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OECD report highlights stress on Greek middle class during crisis
Society2008 and 2016 (when the Greek crisis was at its most pronounced), middle incomes declined rather... above the OECD average of almost 40 percent. Greek were also the most likely to report struggling to make ends meet across all income levels. Close to 60 percent of Greek middle income households spent
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IMF consultation report pinpoints health of Greek banks as central to growth
EconomyBankingthat restoring Greek banks back to health is a prerequisite for the country to attract investment.... The Fund breaks down the details of the efforts over the last decade to support the Greek banking system... the effectiveness of each individual solution. During the consultation process, the Greek authorities did
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Greek government goes digital under lockdown, as more coronavirus clusters emerge
PoliticsGreek Politicsthe changing times more vividly than a widely published photo of the Greek Orthodox Church’s Holy Synod... the Greek authorities also placed the migrant camp at Ritsona on the Greek mainland under a 14-day
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Greek #MeToo claims snowball amid accusations of political cover-up
PoliticsGreek Politicsand the arts, and prompting accusations of political cover-ups. The Greek #MeToo movement has claimed its... tendered his resignation from the top position in Greek theatre after days of rumours linking him... of the institutional weaknesses of the Greek cultural sector, much of which is dependent on the state
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