News archive of January 2020
Editorial: The prime minister’s error
The government's unease regarding revelations of one owner having more than one football team is obvious.
The stance of competent authorities, including the prime minister, is wrong-headed as it is the result of the awkwardness that arises from the government's inability to handle the current crisis.
Turning optimism into sustainable growth
It's official - the Athens Stock Exchange was the best performing equity market in Europe last year, reflecting international investors' newfound confidence in Greece's recovery. Across the board, foreign investors are putting their money in Greek assets from stocks and bonds to real estate and helping to drive foreign direct investment in Greece to record highs.
ATHEX: January ends with bourse losing 0.6 pct
Concerns over the Chinese coronavirus have proven particularly contagious among stock markets, with Athinon Avenue suffering its fifth session of decline in as many days on Friday, for the first time in five months. Also, for the first time since August, the benchmark ended a month with losses, of 0.63 percent.