Looking to the Future
By Business Partners | May-Jun, 2019

Nikolas Bakatselos, President and CEO of Pyramis Metallourgia and member of AmCham’s Board of Directors, announces his candidacy to be AmCham’s next President and talks about his vision for promoting entrepreneurship, competitiveness, sustainable growth and a business friendly environment in Greece.   Greece has recently exited the memorandum era, during which strict economic policies were implemented…

AmChamGR New Executive Committee & BoD

The new Elected Executive Committee and Board of Directors of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce The annual General Assembly Meeting of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce took place on Tuesday, June 27, 2019. The election of the new 25 members for the Board of Directors was included in the agenda of the meeting. The new…

Law 89: An Attractive Regime for Shared Services Centers in Greece
By Constantine Poulios, Direcotr, Tax and Outsourcing, Grant Thornton Greece | Business Partners, Mar-Apr 2019

The so-called “Law 89 regime,” among the least known investment incentive pieces of legislation available in Greece, is there to promote the establishment of shared services centers in Greece, i.e. Greek entities providing specific back-office services to other, usually foreign, entities of the same group. Since 2005—when the Greek government successfully transformed regimes such as…

Learning Agility: A Path to Strategic Agility
By Kostas Axarogloy, Dean, Alba Graduate Business School, The American College of Greece | Business Partners, Mar-Apr 2019

In a Volatile, Uncertain, Complex and Ambiguous world (V.U.C.A.) technology disrupts and globalization magnifies and propagates the dramatic changes in our work, communication, and transactions, and the way companies operate and create value. In such a disruptive business environment, company leaders face a major challenge to focus on their company’s long term strategy and, at…

In the Market for a Home? Live It First!
Top Tips for Prospective Home Buyers
By Charikleia Stouka, Founder of Alma ReaL Estate | Business Partners, Mar-Apr 2019

In this first of a two-part special, Charikleia Stouka, founder of Alma Real Estate, shares her top tips for local buyers in today’s real estate market. Charikleia Stouka is an accredited realtor and founder of Alma Real Estate, which she established in 2001. Alma Real Estate is a full-service real estate agency that is mainly…

Fostering Tomorrow’s Agile Self-Learners
By Leonidas Phoebus Koskos, Esq., President, Hellenic American university / Hellenic American College | Business Partners, Mar-Apr 2019

Why how is more important than what when it comes to education Students in Greece and their parents tend to ask the same questions when they investigate options for higher education, and among the most frequent are those having to do with the courses they’ll be taking. Surprisingly, few ask how they will learn. Yet…

Turning to Technology to Enhance Boardroom Governance
By Martyn Chapman, Head of Strategy, Nasdaq Governance Solutions | Business Partners, Mar-Apr 2019

Global businesses and markets are caught in a seemingly perpetual cycle of disruption and adjustment, and company leadership and board directors are met with finding new and innovative ways of communicating and working with shareholders.   As disruption in the workplace has company leaders and directors working to find new ways of communicating with shareholders,…