Business as Usual
By Alexandros Costopoulos, CEO of Foresight Strategy and Communications and Secretary General of the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce | Business Partners, Nov-Dec 2020

Viewpoint

Every four years the race for the White House dominates the attention of people around the world, but this year’s elections have been of the most critical of our times. Just like the rest of the world, the United States has changed over the last years through challenges that included economic crises, rising middle class…

GR for Growth
By Business Partners | Nov-Dec 2020

The Interview

Following months of negotiations between the US tech giant and the Greek government, in October this year Microsoft announced a significant technology commitment to support the people, government and businesses of all sizes in Greece with technology and resources to create new opportunities for growth. Business Partners spoke to Theodosis Michalopoulos, General Manager of Microsoft…

The Cost Plus Regime: A Revived Opportunity Toward Tax Certainty that Matters
By Maria Zoupa, Partner, Zepos & Yannopoulos | Business Partners, Nov-Dec 2020

Tax & Legal

The challenges of fostering development in the modern world amidst the Covid-19 crisis are significant. Tax certainty has always played a critical role in attracting investment but it now appears indispensable. In recent years, Greece has been making strategic efforts to update and streamline its tax regime in order to attract much needed investment. Among…

Tax Incentives and State Benefits for New Investments
By Jenny Panou, Partner - Head of Tax, AS Network | Business Partners, Nov-Dec 2020

Tax Talk

In an effort to attract investment, enhance the national economy and combat unemployment, the Greek state provides a range of tax and other incentives to enterprises. Through their activities in various sectors, enterprises can create benefits for the wider economy, society or the environment. The enterprises in question are incentivized and rewarded by the Greek…

Cycle Friendly Employers: A European Certification that Promotes Sustainable Mobility
By Spiros Papageorgiou, Development Director, Cities for Cycling NGO | Business Partners, Nov-Dec 2020

Responsible Business

The Cycle Friendly Employer Certification framework establishes a European standard for bicycle-friendliness in the European workplace. In 2017, organizations from Denmark, Austria, the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Croatia, Italy, and the Netherlands, building on the legacy of the Bike2Work project, decided to establish the Cycle Friendly Employer Certification Consortium in order to implement the Cycle…

Greece Forges Ahead
By Alexandra Loli, Publisher | Business Partners, Nov-Dec 2020

Thought Leaders, Uncategorized

Over the past six months, the global Covid-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on economies, and Greece is no exception. The unprecedented level of disruption inevitably brought us face-to-face with a number of challenges and forced us to step up and make urgent, necessary, hard choices. Whether this means incorporating top-notch technologies and creating a business…