Greek Daily News 09/01/2024

ECONOMY

-A draft law completing the necessary institutional prerequisites for the Athens International Airport ‘Eleftherios Venizelos’ (AIA) shares to be traded on the Athens Stock Exchange was tabled in the Greek parliament on Friday, AMNA reported.

-A total of 8,655 enterprises were registered in 2023 in Greece, up from 7,465 in 2022, while deletions totaled 2,897 from 2,532, respectively, a report by GEMI, the company registry of the Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and Industry, showed.

-Consumers in Greece pay five times more for essential food items compared to other Europeans, verifying the accuracy of Eurostat’s most official data about the high cost of living in Greece, in November 2023, To Vima reported.

REAL ESTATE

Greece has the highest percentage of closed homes in Europe, data compiled by the Eteron Institute for Research and Social Change showed.