National Confederation of Commerce and Entrepreneurship

The General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) and the Greek Civil Servants’ Confederation (ADEDY) will hold a strike on February 4 protesting against the government’s planned social security reforms.

The the General Confederation of Greek Workers (GSEE) and the Greek Civil Servants’ Confederation (ADEDY) will hold a strike on February 4 to protest against the government’s planned social security reforms.

Public transport is also disrupted on Tuesday, February 2, as there are no services on the Athens metro, tram, electric railway (ISAP) between 11 a.m. and 4 p.m.

The president of Hellenic Bank Association and National Bank governor Louka Katseli in a meeting with the National Confederation of Commerce and Entrepreneurship (ESEE) said she is in favour of second business opportunities and the settlement of bad loans.

She also added that capital controls will be lifted early 2016.

Use of plastic money in the retail commerce has almost tripled since the imposition of capital controls in the country.

Credit institutions issued more than 1.1 million debit cards in one month from the end of June until early August, to a total of 11 million cards, whereas Greek banks were issuing less than 100,000 debit cards a month on average previously.

By Dimitra Manifava

Fewer commercial stores shut down in the center of Athens and other popular shopping districts around the city in 2014 than in 2013, but about three in every 10 remain without a tenant, while this rate is even higher in certain central streets.

By Dimitra Manifava

The gap between large commercial enterprises and small and medium-sized businesses is growing bigger, an annual report by the National Confederation of Commerce and Entrepreneurship (ESEE) has shown.

By Dimitra Manifava

Tradesmen considered this fall’s midseason sales – on November 1-10 – a failure in terms of turnover, discount rates and employment, as only one in five retail enterprises saw its sales grow this year compared with 2013, according to a survey by the National Confederation of Commerce and Entrepreneurship (ESEE).