From Brain Drain to Brain Gain: Winning Back Brilliant Minds
By Nikos Konstakis, Managing Director Athens and Global Chief Product Officer, Openbet | Business Partners, Mar-Apr 2022

Building Greece

After almost ten years of dealing with an unprecedented financial crisis and the subsequent Covid-19 pandemic impact, Greece must now upgrade its position within the technologically, geopolitically and productively evolving new international division of labor and break the recent pattern of geographical human capital flight plaguing the country. With innovation and digital transformation at the…

Addressing the Costs and Benefits of SME Group Insurance Plans
By George Nektarios, Placement Leader – Employee Health and Benefits, Marsh | Business Partners, Mar-Apr 2022

Business Toolkit

At Mercer Marsh Benefits, we understand that all companies, regardless of their size, have one thing in common: They all seek solutions that are simple, cost effective, and appreciated by their employees. When it comes to insurance products, finding the right balance between cost-effectiveness, ease of use and employee satisfaction can be daunting. This is…

A Winning Gameplan
By Business Partners | Jan-Feb 2022

The Interview

As Greece’s fledgling tech scene starts to take off, the world looks on with growing interest at the many exciting local startups and global heavyweights that are choosing to bank on Greece’s strong talent pool and continuously improving entrepreneurial landscape. But for Nikos Konstakis, Group Chief Product Officer of OpenBet and Managing Director of OpenBet’s…

1932-2022, Broadening Horizons: 90 Years AmChamGR
By Nikolaos Bakatselos, President, American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce | Business Partners Jan-Feb 2022

Viewpoint

As we mark the 90th anniversary of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce, our values and mission are as relevant today as they were 90 years ago. Established in Athens in 1932, the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce (AmChamGR) has tenaciously pursued its mandate to promote and foster commercial, financial and business relations between the United States…

Digital Banking and the Limits of Technology
By Dr. Panagiotis Avramidis, Associate Professor of Finance and Quantitative Methods at Alba Graduate Business School, The American College of Greece, and fellow of the ACG Institute for Hellenic Growth and Prosperity | Business Partners, Jan-Feb 2022

ALBA Business Review

Technological developments and the transition to the digital economy have signaled a new era for the banking industry, leaving banks with no other option but to upgrade their systems and processes. In the past, similar technological improvements, such as adopting automated models of risk measurement and management, benefited banks — by way of reducing their…

Multitasking or Singletasking?
By Katerina Rallou Karella, Chemist, Mindfulness Consultant & Teacher, Founder of HolMinD® | Business Partners, Jan-Feb 2022

Health Matters

While for many years multitasking was considered a great, highly desirable skill and was widely encouraged at a professional level, studies now show that the brain is not designed to do many things at the same time. According to research, multitasking, or the simultaneous performance of multiple activities, increases stress and cortisol secretion.1 This may…

Workplace Design for a Better Work Experience: The four new design principles that meet employee needs in a post-covid era
By Pantelis Kouzis, General Manager, EKA Hellas | Business Partners, Jan-Feb 2022

The New Work

A slew of stay-at-home and work-from-home orders over the past two years saw millions of people and companies shift to remote working — the vast majority of them having to adapt to this new reality for the first time. Now, as many prepare to return to the office, it’s the workplace’s turn to adapt. After…

Reframing Taxation: A Tool for Building the Future
By Alexandra Loli, Publisher | Business Partners, Jan-Feb 2022

Thought Leaders

Building on the momentum generated by the Chamber’s very successful 17th Tax Forum — Future-Proof Taxation: Shaping Behaviors and Economic Performance — which took place in November 2021, this issue’s Thought Leaders in Taxation share their thoughts and takeaways from the conference, touching on key issues such as the need to modernize fiscal policy and…