Ellaktor is one of Greece’s most globalized groups, with a presence in 30 countries and revenues corresponding to 1% of the national gross domestic product. Ellaktor has based its evolution into one of the largest infrastructure groups in Southeastern Europe on its highly diversified portfolio...
Athens Metro’s first line was built in 1869, with Lines 2 and 3 following in 2000. In 2012 an extension of Line 2 opened, an expansion of Line 3 is nearly finished and a contract to construct a new Line 4 should be awarded soon....
A global player in concessions and construction, Vinci operates in some 100 countries worldwide. It has stakes in an array of strategic Greek assets, to which the country’s government awards its different concessions. “We know Greece well, since we were involved in the construction of...
“The Hellinikon Project is just one example of increased international interest in Greece,” says Panos Papazoglou, managing partner of EY in Greece, part of the globally leading firm for assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services. Having operated in Greece since 1926 and with offices in...
“In the last two years, we have attracted 78 film productions from the U.S., South Korea, China, Turkey, Israel, the U.K. and eight other European countries. The making of television series is also in resurgence,” says Panos Kouanis, president and CEO of the National Centre...
In his visit to the country last year, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo saluted “a new era” in relations with Greece, describing the country as a pillar of stability in an ever more turbulent region. When Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with President Donald...
After 10 years of crisis in Greece, we are finally seeing the construction sector pick up some speed again, even though there aren’t many mature projects in terms of financing or designs....
OSE SA is the National Railway Infrastructure administrator, according to legislative framework of 2010, having the responsibility of railway infrastructure maintenance (track, technical works, buildings, railway stations, electromechanical installations of track (signaling, electrification system etc))....
"Greece started with its strategic infrastructure development plan right before the crisis. The first generation of concession projects took place before the Olympic games. At that time, there was a big need for infrastructure. We had to deliver infrastructure for the Olympic games by a...
"After almost 10 years of recession, the Greek economy has stabilised and started growing again. The economic conditions have been gradually improving since 2018 after the exit from the bailout programme. Following the election of a new stable centrist policy government with a clear majority...