Athens Chamber of Commerce

The Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EBEA) is demanding compensation for the owners of 42 shops in the city center that suffered damage from vandals during a protest on Monday night.

Tax revenues in March were 24 percent above the budget target, the head of the Independent Authority for Public Revenue, Giorgos Pitsilis, told the 13th Athens Tax Forum convened by the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry on Monday, amid calls for more rational taxation that would allow the private economy to grow.

Eight foreign oil and petrol companies have expressed interest in collaborating with Hellenic Petroleum Group, revealed the company’s general manager of exploration and production Yiannis Grigoriou, Wednesday. Total, Shell, Repsol, Japex, Dana Petroleum, INA and Hunt are in talks with ELPE to start hydrocarbon exploration in the areas of Arta-Preveza and the north-eastern Peloponnese.

Facebook users in Greece number 4.7 million, of whom 3.8 million use their cell phone to access the world's most popular social network.

The Athens Chamber of Commerce & Industry (EBEA) has issued a leaflet in its effort to shed light on the dire economic environment for Greek businesses.

The New Democracy conservative leadership candidates showed up to vote in the main opposition party’s elections being held amid a high voter turn-up on Sunday, December 22.

Apostolos Tzitzikostas

Finance Minister Nikos Christodoulakis invited the business world to participate actively in the country’s effort to complete investments totaling up to 100 billion euros by 2020, speaking at a debate organized by the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Greek business federation SEV .

The bank holiday and capital controls imposed three weeks ago have cost Greece some EUR 3 B, ekathimerini.com reported on Saturday.

The figure doesn't include the loss of revenue from tourism resulting from a drop in the number of new bookings at the peak of the crisis.

 As SYRIZA widens lead in polls, and creditors increase pressure, Samaras says ND is only safe choice

In the final straight of campaigning ahead of critical snap elections on Sunday, Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Monday promised tax cuts and cast New Democracy as the safe choice for Greece opposite an inconsistent SYRIZA.

Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (EBEA) President Constantinos Michalos on Wednesday reiterated his support for a cut in the special consumption tax on heating fuel, with a parallel clampdown on illegal trading and fual adulteration.