Vangelis Mandravelis
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ChemChina buys out Alfa Agricultural, Vangelis Mandravelis
Israeli company Adama has completed the acquisition of Greek firm Alfa Agricultural Supplies SA. → Read More
BC Partners lands Forthnet deal, Vangelis Mandravelis
The deal for the acquisition of a 33% stake in Forthnet between the BC Partners investment group and the creditor banks of the Greek telecommunications company was all but sealed on Friday. → Read More
Rewheel issues report clarification, Vangelis Mandravelis
Referring to ekathimerini’s Sunday report titled “Claims upset Greek telecom market,” Rewheel head Antonis Drossos noted that... → Read More
Claims upset Greek telecom market, Vangelis Mandravelis
The announcements by the Competition Commission and the study by Finnish company Rewheel regarding the high charges and “closed oligopoly” conditions in the Greek telecommunications market have generated major reactions both in the market and on a political level. → Read More
Battle starts for telecoms oversight, Vangelis Mandravelis
The Competition Commission last week sent a letter to three government ministers calling for oversight of telecoms and postal services to be taken away from the National Commission for Telecommunications and Posts (EETT). → Read More
Top court rejects second appeal by Hard Rock over casino license, Vangelis Mandravelis
Greece’s top administrative court, the Council of State, rejected for the second time an appeal by Hard Rock International against its exclusion from the tender for the Elliniko casino permit. → Read More
Greek company offers face protection, Vangelis Mandravelis
Tetraform is a small company based in Kilkis, Central Macedonia, and is among the few enterprises to have discerned and seized a business opportunity in the context of the coronavirus pandemic. → Read More
Akazoo is facing legal proceedings, Vangelis Mandravelis
A series of US legal firms on Tuesday invited the shareholders of Greek online music streaming company Akazoo to take part in legal cases being launched against the Athens-based corporation on the grounds of cheating, following a hedge fund report alleging serious irregularities at the Nasdaq-listed enterprise. → Read More
Internet users must wait up to 3 weeks to get back online, Vangelis Mandravelis
Greek broadband internet users have to wait from one to three weeks for connections to be repaired, according to data from the National Commission for Telecommunications and Post (EETT). → Read More
Shift to digital processes faces some pushback from civil servants, Vangelis Mandravelis
Although Greece has made strides in digitizing governance and public administration in response to the coronavirus pandemic, which provided an urgent impetus for the reduction of face-to-face exchanges, the government’s efforts have been partially thwarted by pushback from state functionaries and professionals, Kathimerini understands. → Read More
Greek e-stores inundated with orders, Vangelis Mandravelis
The penetration of e-stores in Greece has soared in the last year, with the share of the population that has shopped online rising from 21 percent at the end of 2019 to 44 percent in late March and early April. → Read More
E-stores are inundated with orders, Vangelis Mandravelis
The penetration of e-stores in Greece has soared in the last year, with the share of the population that has shopped online rising from 21 percent at the end of 2019 to 44 percent in late March and early April. → Read More
State assets fetch increased dividend for 2019, Vangelis Mandravelis
The Hellenic Corporation of Assets and Participations (EESYP), better known as the state asset hyperfund, has announced increased revenues and profits for 2019. → Read More
Internet use soars amid lockdown, Vangelis Mandravelis
Greece has seen an increase of at least 50 percent in internet use in recent days following the government’s decision to restrict citizens’ movements to slow the spread of the new coronavirus, according to officials at the Digital Governance Ministry who indicated however that telecommunications networks are handling the strain so far. → Read More
BC Partners targeting Forthnet, Vangelis Mandravelis
Forthnet’s creditor banks have received a second proposal for the acquisition of the troubled telecommunications service provider’s loans. → Read More
Telecoms' plans to meet rising demand, Vangelis Mandravelis
Telecommunication service providers have drafted contingency plans for the reduction of band width or even for the prioritizing of internet traffic in case of emergency. → Read More
Profiteering on disinfectants and masks finds fertile ground, Dimitra Manifava, Vangelis Mandravelis, Despina Konti
Face masks and antiseptic liquids and gels, mainly those sold by pharmacies and online stores, are at the focus of complaints about profiteering. → Read More
Four more companies to offer rail services, Vangelis Mandravelis
Data from Greece’s railway regulator, RAS, show that besides the three companies already providing railway services, there are four others preparing to enter the market. → Read More
Cosmote creates first 5G network, Vangelis Mandravelis
Telecoms market leader Cosmote is set to launch the modernization of its cellphone network next month, based on the new contract it has signed with Ericsson. → Read More
Low takeup for fiber optic connections program, Vangelis Mandravelis
Greeks are showing little interest in the fiber optic internet connections being offered under the SuperFast BroadBand (SFBB) program. → Read More