Tax Going Global: A New Era in Taxation
By Panagiotis S. Daveros, Senior Director, Head of Group Tax and Customs Affairs, HelleniQ Energy Group | Business Partners, Mar-Apr, 2024

Tax & Legal

In today’s world, taxation, apart from its traditional role, is becoming an essential tool in policymaking and is being transformed into a strategic business partner worldwide. A new framework has emerged, requiring the tax function to be involved in all key operations and play a significant role in contributing to organizations’ growth, not only by…

Director’s Desk
By Elias Spirtounias, Executive Director | Business Partners Mar-Apr, 2024

First Person

As we welcome spring, unseasonably warm temperatures serve as a poignant reminder of the swift pace of climate change. With another scorching summer looming, there’s a collective hope that sufficient measures have been taken to address the impending challenges; yet, the transition towards a green future presents a complex puzzle, with economic realities lagging behind…

Leveraging Digital to Empower the Human
By Business Partners | Mar-Apr, 2024

The Interview

In the year following its spin-off, GE HealthCare has continued to lead in innovations within medical technology, intelligent devices, and care solutions, driving precision care and enhancing patient outcomes. Spyros Gkikas-Panousis, President and General Manager for Greece and Cyprus at GE HealthCare and Chair of the AmCham Greece Medical Devices and Diagnostics Committee, shares insights…

Getting to Work: Driving Employment, Attracting Talent and Promoting Skills Training in Greece – Part 1 of 2
By Business Partners | Mar-Apr, 2024

Employing Potential

First established 70 years ago, in 1954, the Greek Public Employment Service (DYPA) is an official public authority serving as a key operational arm in the fight against unemployment, leveraging a range of policies and actions to support and strengthen the workforce and the labor market in Greece, with a multifaceted approach that is not…

Getting to Work: Driving Employment, Attracting Talent and Promoting Skills Training in Greece – Part 1 of 2
By Business Partners | Mar-Apr, 2024

Uncategorized

First established 70 years ago, in 1954, the Greek Public Employment Service (DYPA) is an official public authority serving as a key operational arm in the fight against unemployment, leveraging a range of policies and actions to support and strengthen the workforce and the labor market in Greece, with a multifaceted approach that is not…

Time to Focus on the Truth
By Alexandros Costopoulos, Secretary General of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, Founder and CEO of Foresight | By Business Partners, Mar-Apr, 2024

Communication

“Let me be as clear as I can be. In politics and in life, ignorance is not a virtue,” said President Barack Obama during his powerful commencement address at Rutgers in May 2016. “It’s not cool to not know what you’re talking about.” In recent years, the public sphere across the world has been dominated…

Embracing the Digital and Workplace Revolution: A Recap of Business Transformation Stories
By Litsa Panayotopoulos, Chair of the Education, Innovation and Entrepreneurship Committee of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce | By Business Partners, Mar-Apr, 2024

Growth for Business

Bringing Greek businesses together to explore the impact of digital transformation and foster synergy between fledgling startups and established businesses, Business Transformation Stories is an initiative of the AmCham Greece Education, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship (EIE) Committee that aims to leverage the unique strengths of companies at drastically different stages of their development to support business…

Positioning Greece’s Top Companies for Future Success and Innovation
By André Gutierrez, Strategic Advisor at Gargiulo + Partners, Inc., a boutique communications advisory firm | Business Partners, Mar-Apr, 2024

Business Toolkit

As discussed in our recent article “Nurturing Business Leadership in Greece Through Effective Public Speaking,” Greece continues to be one of the fastest-growing economies in Europe. Foreign direct investment and corporate lending by both domestic and foreign banks continue to increase at a robust pace, accelerating growth and competition across all industry sectors. In this…

How Artificial Intelligence Radically Transforms Tax & Legal Services
By Stefanos Tentolouris, Chief Technology Officer, Principal, Tax and Legal, Deloitte Greece; Maria-Alexandra Papoutsi, AI, Technology and Innovation Managing Associate, KBVL Law Firm, Deloitte Legal | Business Partners, Mar-Apr, 2024

Tax Talk

In the past, technology mainly replaced manual or repetitive tasks, while professions relying on creative, synthetic thinking, such as lawyers, tax advisors, and journalists, remained exclusively human. Today, however, the rapid advancement of technology is disrupting professions reliant on human knowledge. The widespread adoption of generative AI since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022…