Business | ekathimerini daily.com http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/ en null null Wed, 26 Aug 2020 01:57:43 GMT 2020-08-26T01:57:43Z en null null ekathimerini daily.com http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/garnish/rss-logo.png http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/ An end to zombie companies http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256187/article/ekathimerini daily/business/an-end-to-zombie-companies

The new bankruptcy code to be published for public consultation this week makes company board members liable for civil damages in case they fail to file for bankruptcy within the delays prescribed by the law.

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 16:53:15 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256187/article/ekathimerini daily/business/an-end-to-zombie-companies 2020-08-25T16:53:15Z
Stocks slide for second consecutive day http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256216/article/ekathimerini daily/business/stocks-slide-for-second-consecutive-day

The Athens Stock Exchange declined slightly for the second session in a row Tuesday.

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 16:47:48 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256216/article/ekathimerini daily/business/stocks-slide-for-second-consecutive-day 2020-08-25T16:47:48Z
Germanos posts €6.3 mln net profit in 2019 http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256191/article/ekathimerini daily/business/germanos-posts-63-mln-net-profit-in-2019

Electronics retailer Germanos improved its financial fundamentals significantly in 2019.

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 15:55:34 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256191/article/ekathimerini daily/business/germanos-posts-63-mln-net-profit-in-2019 2020-08-25T15:55:34Z
Porto Carras resort sale imminent http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256192/article/ekathimerini daily/business/porto-carras-resort-sale-imminent

Technical Olympic, the owner of the Porto Carras resort, on Monday announced that financial details of the resort’s sale to Belterra Investments, owned by Greek-Russian businessman Ivan Savvidis, will become available at the end of September for an audit by an independent consultant.

 

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 10:55:37 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256192/article/ekathimerini daily/business/porto-carras-resort-sale-imminent 2020-08-25T10:55:37Z
Greece set to get €2.73 bln from EU http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256190/article/ekathimerini daily/business/greece-set-to-get-273-bln-from-eu

BRUSSELS – Greece will get €2.73 billion from the European Union’s temporary Support to mitigate Unemployment Risks in an Emergency (SURE) program, the European Commission announced on Monday.

 

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 07:17:15 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256190/article/ekathimerini daily/business/greece-set-to-get-273-bln-from-eu 2020-08-25T07:17:15Z
Mega-yacht owners pick Greece this summer due to low virus numbers http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256139/article/ekathimerini daily/business/mega-yacht-owners-pick-greece-this-summer-due-to-low-virus-numbers

Despite the crisis in tourism and travel, Greece is currently drawing a special category of traveler: owners of mega-yachts, that is, yachts over 50 meters in length (164 ft).

Tue, 25 Aug 2020 05:33:17 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256139/article/ekathimerini daily/business/mega-yacht-owners-pick-greece-this-summer-due-to-low-virus-numbers 2020-08-25T05:33:17Z
Local stocks slide after early gains http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256186/article/ekathimerini daily/business/local-stocks-slide-after-early-gains

The Greek stock market, not for the first time, failed to follow Europe’s strong performance and ended slightly lower in an especially weak session turnover-wise.

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 19:01:00 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256186/article/ekathimerini daily/business/local-stocks-slide-after-early-gains 2020-08-24T19:01:00Z
Subsidies for electric vehicles http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256142/article/ekathimerini daily/business/subsidies-for-electric-vehicles

Individuals, taxi drivers and companies, of any size, can apply online from Monday for a state subsidy on a new electric vehicle. The platform, kinoumeilektrika.ypen.gr, opened at 5 p.m. on Monday, the Ministry of Environment and Energy said.

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 18:13:32 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256142/article/ekathimerini daily/business/subsidies-for-electric-vehicles 2020-08-24T18:13:32Z
Bill to spell new bankruptcy terms http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256137/article/ekathimerini daily/business/bill-to-spell-new-bankruptcy-terms

The Ministry of Finance is preparing a new draft bill on individual bankruptcy that will allow people to become free of debt within three years of declaring bankruptcy.

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 17:00:20 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256137/article/ekathimerini daily/business/bill-to-spell-new-bankruptcy-terms 2020-08-24T17:00:20Z
Getting a tax number gets easier http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256135/article/ekathimerini daily/business/getting-a-tax-number-gets-easier

Taxpayers will now be able to get a tax registration number (AFM) via video call. 

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 13:10:06 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256135/article/ekathimerini daily/business/getting-a-tax-number-gets-easier 2020-08-24T13:10:06Z
Bigger tax grace period for stricken businesses http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256114/article/ekathimerini daily/business/bigger-tax-grace-period-for-stricken-businesses

Businesses that have seen their incomes shrink during the coronavirus pandemic will continue to be exonerated from paying taxes until the end of the year and will, thereafter, benefit from a favorable payments schedule, Alternate Finance Minister Theodoros Skylakakis said in an interview which aired on ANT1 TV Friday.

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 09:19:01 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256114/article/ekathimerini daily/business/bigger-tax-grace-period-for-stricken-businesses 2020-08-24T09:19:01Z
Pandemic will force a rethink http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256112/article/ekathimerini daily/business/pandemic-will-force-a-rethink

“Everybody knows that pestilences have a way of recurring in the world,” Albert Camus wrote in his novel “The Plague,” “Yet somehow we find it hard to believe in ones that crash down on our heads from a blue sky. There have been as many plagues as wars in history; yet always plagues and wars take people equally by surprise.”

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 07:09:47 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256112/article/ekathimerini daily/business/pandemic-will-force-a-rethink 2020-08-24T07:09:47Z
METKA gets its first ever road project http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256109/article/ekathimerini daily/business/metka-gets-its-first-ever-road-project

METKA, the construction arm of Mytilineos Group, will undertake to build a segment of the Ionian highway in Western Greece.

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 06:45:56 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256109/article/ekathimerini daily/business/metka-gets-its-first-ever-road-project 2020-08-24T06:45:56Z
Emergency liquidity injection http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256155/article/ekathimerini daily/business/emergency-liquidity-injection

The government will do all it can to inject liquidity in order to prevent the shrinkage of Greece’s gross domestic product (GDP) from rising into double digits this year.

Mon, 24 Aug 2020 05:21:25 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256155/article/ekathimerini daily/business/emergency-liquidity-injection 2020-08-24T05:21:25Z
Early end to the tourist season http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256141/article/ekathimerini daily/business/early-end-to-the-tourist-season

The second wave of the coronavirus pandemic and other countries’ decisions that residents returning from holidays in certain destinations must quarantine – or even the prospect of such a measure – are leading Greek tourism to an early shutdown.

Sun, 23 Aug 2020 20:54:32 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256141/article/ekathimerini daily/business/early-end-to-the-tourist-season 2020-08-23T20:54:32Z
Tourism association wants extension of state aid, says earnings estimates were off http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256111/article/ekathimerini daily/business/tourism-association-wants-extension-of-state-aid-says-earnings-estimates-were-off

The president of the Greek Tourism Confederation (SETE) is asking the government to extend measures such as subsidizing employers’ social security contributions for employees and allowing tourism businesses to suspend contracts.

Sat, 22 Aug 2020 15:15:30 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256111/article/ekathimerini daily/business/tourism-association-wants-extension-of-state-aid-says-earnings-estimates-were-off 2020-08-22T15:15:30Z
TIF organizer calls for support after event cancellation http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256136/article/ekathimerini daily/business/tif-organizer-calls-for-support-after-event-cancellation

Thessaloniki’s Chamber of Commerce and Industry has called for compensatory measures to support TIF-Helexpo, the company that organizes the annual International Fair in the northern port city, which was canceled this year due to the Covid pandemic. 

Sat, 22 Aug 2020 14:50:12 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256136/article/ekathimerini daily/business/tif-organizer-calls-for-support-after-event-cancellation 2020-08-22T14:50:12Z
The Mall Athens to get green upgrade http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256134/article/ekathimerini daily/business/the-mall-athens-to-get-green-upgrade

Property developer Lamda Development is preparing an investment of 8 million euros for the energy upgrade of The Mall Athens, as part of the settlement of pending urban planning issues relating to the property. 

Sat, 22 Aug 2020 14:20:22 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256134/article/ekathimerini daily/business/the-mall-athens-to-get-green-upgrade 2020-08-22T14:20:22Z
Proposal to use tourism buses to bolster public transport http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256133/article/ekathimerini daily/business/proposal-to-use-tourism-buses-to-bolster-public-transport

The Hellenic Association of Travel & Tourist Agencies has proposed using the available fleet of tourist buses to cover the increased needs for bus services in Athens in the summer season and decongest public transport. 

Sat, 22 Aug 2020 14:00:41 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256133/article/ekathimerini daily/business/proposal-to-use-tourism-buses-to-bolster-public-transport 2020-08-22T14:00:41Z
Bar, restaurant turnover drops 25 pct due to midnight closure http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256138/article/ekathimerini daily/business/bar-restaurant-turnover-drops-25-pct-due-to-midnight-closure

The food service and bar industry has seen a 25 percent drop in turnover due to the midnight closing time of all establishments introduced to reduce the spread of the coronavirus. 

Sat, 22 Aug 2020 13:40:37 GMT http://www.ekathimerini daily.com/256138/article/ekathimerini daily/business/bar-restaurant-turnover-drops-25-pct-due-to-midnight-closure 2020-08-22T13:40:37Z