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Hellenic Duty Free Shops
Total sales amounted to €398.54 million for 2023
After three years of widespread uncertainty and travel restrictions due to the pandemic crisis, the travel industry completely returned to normalcy in 2023, with Greek Duty Free Shops recording a turnover of €400 million.
Attica Bank
The conclusion of the DBRS on non-performing loan portfolio
Attica Bank said on Tuesday that the initial evaluation of its non-performing loan portfolio by rating agency DBRS Morningstar was finished, meaning that the total loss from a possible sale of this portfolio through securitization under the Hercules III state guarantee program would not exceed €400 million.
COSMOTE
Deal with Nova for the exchange of sports channels
A mutual agreement has been reached by COSMOTE TV and Nova to exchange their sports channels.
Bank of Greece
Supports the merger of Attica Bank - Pancreta Bank
At today's Attica Bank General Meeting, Christina Papakonstantinou, the Deputy Governor of the Bank of Greece, emphasized that the Bank of Greece supports the merger of Attica Bank and Pancreta.
Bank of Greece
Criteria and loan conditions remain stable in the second quarter
While the general requirements for granting business loans were somewhat loosened in Q2 2024, the standards for lending to non-financial corporations (NFCs) stayed the same.
QUEST GROUP
Included in the FTSE4Good sustainability index
Quest Ηοlding was included for the first time in the FTSE4Good Emerging Markets index in recognition of its commitment to Sustainable Development, and is among the 15 Greek companies that meet the ESG criteria for inclusion or retention in the index .
ELSTAT
Greek business turnover up 1.5% in May
The Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) reported that, in May of this year, there was a minor increase of 1.5% over the previous year in the turnover of businesses across all economic sectors, taking into account the most recent data on turnover from administrative sources.
Unity
Submission of a request to exercise the right to acquire 100% of Entersoft
Unity declared its intention to exercise its right to purchase Entersoft in its entirety.
Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund
Launch of the tender for the government park in PYRKAL
The announcement of the relevant tender marks the beginning of the ambitious project to create a government park at the EVO-PYRKAL premises in Ymittos.
Alpha Bank
UniCredit acquires 90.1% of Alpha Bank Romania
The merger of Alpha Bank Romania with UniCredit Bank and the sale of 90.1% of Alpha Bank Romania to UniCredit were announced by Alpha Bank.
Prinos
International interest in carbon dioxide storage
Energean, which is developing the storage at the depleted Prinos deposit through its subsidiary EnEarth, has inked non-binding memoranda of understanding with at least ten industries with significant carbon dioxide emissions from these countries.