There were only 7 business bankruptcies in Greece during the second quarter of 2024, according to ELSTAT data, while registrations (starts of operation) reached 31,489. In particular, the registrations of new businesses, for all sectors of the economy, in the second quarter of 2024 amounted to 31,489, showing an increase of 17.1% compared to the … Read more
Traders’ expectations for better receipts during the summer sales period, which ends on Saturday, August 31, were denied, while what is even more worrying is that they do not expect anything better for the next period either, according to the survey of summer sales by the Athens Chamber of Commerce ( YOU). In more detail, … Read more
The “basket of school supplies” comes into effect from next Wednesday, August 28 until Tuesday, October 15, 2024, with the inspectors of the Inter-Service Market Control Unit (DIMEA) being on their feet so that there are no mishaps from those who attempt to obtain ill-gotten gains. As the officials of the Ministry of Development note, … Read more
European office space leasing increased by 9% in the second quarter compared to a year earlier, partly due to the strengthening of the financial and insurance sectors as well as returns to work. Finance-related businesses and banks captured the largest share of leasing activity in the first half of 2024, accounting for 25% of take-up … Read more
From September, doctors, car workshops, parking and vehicle rental companies, gyms, hotels, event and excursion organizers will be obliged to keep a digital customer list. This is an AADE accounting program that will be open during the operation of the professional facility and will be interconnected with Taxis, so that the data cannot be hacked … Read more
Another method of tax evasion – and an extensive one at that – through abusive use of an e-commerce platform, was identified by the auditors of the Independent Public Revenue Authority. It’s about global platformthrough which producers of every industry display and sell their products, such as jewelry, shoes, handicrafts, bags, clothing, decorative items and … Read more
Ten business agreements from the beginning of 2024 until today “count” the domestic food and beverage sector, with the movements of the Greek ecosystem of private equity funds setting the tone for the developments. In fact – and despite the uncertainty due mainly to geopolitical developments – executives of consulting companies report to “Vima” that … Read more
Big changes are coming from January 1, 2025 for one million freelancers and businesses, with the exclusive use of data in myDATA. The main difference compared to what we knew until now is that now the taxation and completion of the VAT declarations will be based exclusively on the data (income and expenses) transmitted to … Read more
THE Andreas Papandreou in 1981 he attributed small and medium enterprises as the backbone of the Greek economy, glorified their role and participation in the progress and development of the country and insisted on policies that favored their growth. Four decades later, that assessment is fully confirmed. According to data from Alpha Bank, as presented … Read more
Methodically and without fanfare, the historic ION chocolate industry is strengthening its production footprint, looking to international markets. After all, Spyros Theodoropoulos, president and CEO of Bespoke SGA Holdings, which owns 66.1% of ION’s share capital and was recently elected to the position of SEB president, has always maintained – and maintains – that the … Read more