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Director’s Desk
By Elias Spirtounias, Executive Director | Business Partners Sept-Oct, 2021

First PersonBy admin October 5, 2021

After a hopefully good and restful summer break, autumn has arrived, signaling the beginning of a new season for us all — entrepreneurs and employees, academics and students, state administrators, and of course the Chamber. The latest news on our economy is very positive, with Greece achieving an impressive growth rate that exceeded predictions. The…

A Light That Never Goes Out
By T.C. Lowrie | Business Partners Sept-Oct, 2021

ViewpointBy admin October 5, 2021

When its exterior was illuminated on September 11, 2021, Saint Nicholas once again became a beacon of community, faith and remembrance. When the original building on 155 Cedar Street was first erected in the 1830s, no one could have imagined the immense cultural, spiritual and historic significance that it would go on to acquire. Beginning…

Urban Sustainability
By Alexandra Loli, Publisher | Business Partners, Sept-Oct 2021

Thought LeadersBy admin October 5, 2021

Many knew it was coming, yet the Covid-19 pandemic imposed a rather violent shift to our daily routines. The current urban conditions for business and citizens alike are drastically different from what we were used to a mere year and a half ago—and optimists argue that this new reality presents opportunities for sustainable and purpose-driven…

Forward for the Family: A Eurobank Initiative to Address Demographic Decline
By Business Partners | Sept-Oct 2021

Building GreeceBy admin October 5, 2021

Looking to the future, and linking Greece’s bicentennial milestone—200 years since the beginning of the Greek War of Independence—with the challenges facing the country today, Eurobank is highlighting the crucial need to take urgent action to tackle Greece’s demographic decline. Aiming to take a leading role in reversing Greece’s declining birth rate, Eurobank launched its…

Pandemic and Telework: Opportunities and Challenges
By Dr. Dionysis Dionysiou, Associate Professor of Organization and Management and Academic Director of the MSc in Strategic Human Resource Management, Alba Graduate Business School, The American College of Greece | Business Partners, Sept-Oct 2021

ALBA Business ReviewBy admin October 5, 2021

Since the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic, employees and enterprises in Greece were forced to shift to telework aka remote working. While in some EU countries, over 30% of employees worked outside their employers’ premises before the pandemic, in Greece the percentage was one of the lowest (5.3%), comprising mainly self-employed individuals and exhibiting discrepancies…

A Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the AmChamGR and the Hellenic DRG Institute (KE.TE.K.N.Y.)

AmChamGR NEWSBy admin October 1, 2021

An important synergy was inaugurated on Friday, September 17, 2021 by the signing of an MoU between AmChamGR and the Hellenic DRG Institute (KE.TE.K.N.Y.) to form a mutually beneficial framework of activities. The MoU was signed by the President of AmChamGR, Mr. Nikolaos Bakatselos and the CEO of the Hellenic DRG Institute, Dr. Charalampos Platis.…

REPORT: Energy Transition, Green Recovery and Cooperation Opportunities for Greece in Southeastern Europe and the Eastern Mediterranean

AmChamGR NEWSBy admin September 7, 2021

Learning and the New Normal
By Kostas Axarloglou, Dean, Professor of International Business and Strategy, Alba Graduate Business School, The American College of Greece | Business Partners, Jul-Aug 2021

ALBA Business ReviewBy admin August 1, 2021

The Covid-19 pandemic is a disruption in our everyday lives taken straight out of a book: It has affected all countries, all economies, all industries, all of us, and in an (almost) identical way. The Covid-19 pandemic started unexpectedly and out of nowhere, developed incredibly fast, spread rapidly from one country to the next, expanded…

USA Pavilion at DEFEA 2021
By Business Partners | Jul-Aug 2021

DEFEABy admin August 1, 2021

Organized by the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce with the support of the US Embassy in Athens, the USA Pavilion at DEFEA 2021 showcased the strong defense relationship between the US and Greece and underlined Greece’s role as a strategic ally in the region Taking place on July 13-15 at the Metropolitan Expo exhibition center at…

ESG and Climate Change: What Will the Impact Be for Businesses Moving Forward?
By Kleopatra Kalogeropoulou, International Liaison Partner, CPA, ACA, at BDO Greece | Business Partners, Jul-Aug 2021

Responsible BusinessBy admin August 1, 2021

Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG). Three key words that are going to drive significant changes in corporate reporting. There currently exist a plethora of voluntary and diverse corporate reporting frameworks, some of which a number of, mainly large, companies have chosen to adopt. However, the reporting is inconsistent due to the differing requirements of those…