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Greece has made significant progress in recent years regarding the ease of starting a business and is ranked by the World Bank among the top countries in Europe, while in the not-too-distant past, the setting up of a business in the country was a lot more difficult and expensive.

Addressing a panel of new EPP deputies at the European Parliament, Mitsotakis said that the situation in Greece had reached its limits. "Right now, we are receiving 500 refugees and migrants on a daily basis.

Based on the business plan, as described by Aris Kefalogiannis, the food hall is forecast to attract 10,000 to 12,000 visitors per day, amounting to some 3 million people per year, with each shopper spending some 14 euros.

Mitsotakis is expected to arrive at the Croatian capital on Wednesday afternoon to participate in the proceedings of the EPP Congress, which begin at 14:00 (15:00 Athens time) with an opening statement by the host of the congress, Croatian Prime Minister Andrej Plenković.

Alpha Bank on Tuesday unveiled one the biggest securitization plans of non-performing exposures (NPEs) in the European market as part of a strategic plan towards a faster restructuring of its balance sheet.

The Finance Ministry, in cooperation with the Bank of Greece, has agreed on an ambitious plan that will lower nonperforming loans (NPLs) to the average European level of 4 percent by 2022, from currently around 43 percent.

Alternate Protection Citizen Minister responsible for issues of migration Giorgos Koumoutsakos will visit Washington and Vienna respectively, for a series of meetings aiming at that people's awareness on the migration and refugees crisis in Greece as well as the promotion of Greece's positions on the promotion of its priorities.

A market recovery was promised several times over the last decade. Despite a few seasonal freight improvements here and there, the bitter truth of the matter is that shipping has led to operating losses for most shipowners.

The Bank of Greece will activate a plan to resolve the 60 pct of nonperforming loans (NPLs) not covered by the "Hercules" plan proposed by the government, bank governor Yannis Stournaras revealed while speaking at the Thessaloniki Summit 2019 on Friday evening.

The number of deals being done on office buildings in Greece is expected to hit a new high in 2019, in what is likely to considerably exceed the 500 million euro mark. An increase in the number of modern offices going under the hammer, in combination with higher demand, has prompted a spike in deals being completed in this segment of the market.