November 29, 2020 – American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce

Business as Usual
By Alexandros Costopoulos, CEO of Foresight Strategy and Communications and Secretary General of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce | Business Partners, Nov-Dec 2020

ViewpointBy admin November 29, 2020

Every four years the race for the White House dominates the attention of people around the world, but this year’s elections have been of the most critical of our times. Just like the rest of the world, the United States has changed over the last years through challenges that included economic crises, rising middle class…

Director’s Desk
By Elias Spirtounias, Executive Director | Business Partners Nov-Dec, 2020

First PersonBy admin November 29, 2020

As we enter the last month of 2020, we are all looking back, taking stock and assessing how we—individually and collectively—fared in one of the most challenging and disruptive years of our lifetimes. Dominated by the Covid-19 pandemic, which wreaked havoc on the health, economies and social balances of almost all countries, this year also…

GR for Growth
By Business Partners | Nov-Dec 2020

The InterviewBy admin November 29, 2020

Following months of negotiations between the US tech giant and the Greek government, in October this year Microsoft announced a significant technology commitment to support the people, government and businesses of all sizes in Greece with technology and resources to create new opportunities for growth. Business Partners spoke to Theodosis Michalopoulos, General Manager of Microsoft…

Laying the Groundwork for Sustainable Growth
By Business Partners | Nov-Dec 2020

Shaping TomorrowBy admin November 29, 2020

In July this year, Gerassimos Thomas stepped down from his position as Deputy Minister for Environment and Energy of the Hellenic Republic to take up his role as the new Director General of the European Commission’s Directorate General for Taxation and Customs Union (DG TAXUD). T.C. Lowrie reached out to him to talk about the…

The Cost Plus Regime: A Revived Opportunity Toward Tax Certainty that Matters
By Maria Zoupa, Partner, Zepos & Yannopoulos | Business Partners, Nov-Dec 2020

Tax & LegalBy admin November 29, 2020

The challenges of fostering development in the modern world amidst the Covid-19 crisis are significant. Tax certainty has always played a critical role in attracting investment but it now appears indispensable. In recent years, Greece has been making strategic efforts to update and streamline its tax regime in order to attract much needed investment. Among…

Building Momentum
By Business Partners | Nov-Dec 2020

Foreign serviceBy admin November 29, 2020

Bringing with her over 13 years of experience, including assignments in Seoul, Baghdad, and Jerusalem, the U.S. Mission to the United Nations in New York City and the Israel and Palestinian Affairs Desk at the State Department in Washington DC, U.S. Consul General Elizabeth K. Lee took up her new appointment in Thessaloniki this August.…

Tax Incentives and State Benefits for New Investments
By Jenny Panou, Partner - Head of Tax, AS Network | Business Partners, Nov-Dec 2020

Tax TalkBy admin November 29, 2020

In an effort to attract investment, enhance the national economy and combat unemployment, the Greek state provides a range of tax and other incentives to enterprises. Through their activities in various sectors, enterprises can create benefits for the wider economy, society or the environment. The enterprises in question are incentivized and rewarded by the Greek…

Innovate to Bring Solutions to Patients
By Business Partners | Nov-Dec 2020

Health MattersBy admin November 29, 2020

Lionel Picard, General Manager Sanofi Genzyme and Country Lead Sanofi Greece and Cyprus, talks to Business Partners about how Sanofi transforms scientific innovation into solutions for patients and how he sees the future of the company and the healthcare environment in Greece. You were recently appointed General Manager Sanofi Genzyme and Country Lead Sanofi Greece…

Cycle Friendly Employers: A European Certification that Promotes Sustainable Mobility
By Spiros Papageorgiou, Development Director, Cities for Cycling NGO | Business Partners, Nov-Dec 2020

Responsible BusinessBy admin November 29, 2020

The Cycle Friendly Employer Certification framework establishes a European standard for bicycle-friendliness in the European workplace. In 2017, organizations from Denmark, Austria, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Croatia, Italy, and the Netherlands, building on the legacy of the Bike2Work project, decided to establish the Cycle Friendly Employer Certification Consortium in order to implement the Cycle…

Greece Forges Ahead
By Alexandra Loli, Publisher | Business Partners, Nov-Dec 2020

Thought Leaders, UncategorizedBy admin November 29, 2020

Over the past six months, the global Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on economies, and Greece is no exception. The unprecedented level of disruption inevitably brought us face-to-face with a number of challenges and forced us to step up and make urgent, necessary, hard choices. Whether this means incorporating top-notch technologies and creating a business…