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 | On March 7, Greece held national elections in which New Democracy party won a parliamentary majority, replacing the PASOK government. COSTAS KARAMANLIS (photo), Greece's new Prime Minister, named his Cabinet on March 9. Listed below is the make-up of the new Cabinet, in which there is now a Ministry of Tourism and no longer a Ministry of Press and Mass Media.
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 | The Athens Business Club 2004 has initiated a new service that identifies Greek companies active in the global marketplace. Hellenic Global Players lists more than 250 Greek companies and more than 900 of their affiliates in markets throughout the world—in North and South America, Europe, Africa, Asia, Australia, and the Middle East.
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 | The Hellenic Center for Investment (ELKE), the New Economy Development Fund (TANEO), the Innovation Relay Centre HELP-FORWARD with the cooperation of the Hellenic Venture Capital Association invite entrepreneurs and researchers having ambitious and innovative business plans to participate in bilateral business meetings with Greek and International Venture Capital firms during the 5th International Venture Capital Forum.
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 | New forms of tourism are gaining ground throughout the world. Gone are the days when a country could rely on one asset to attract its tourists. Today, destinations must offer variety, special interest niches, and new tourism products to maintain a healthy and vibrant tourism industry. For years, Greece has relied on traditional "Sun and Sea" holidays, but today many investors and entrepreneurs clearly see the need to expand beyond the beaches and move into areas which complement a relaxing week at the seaside.
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 | The increasing tourist demand for unspoiled destinations and personalized services, together with the extension of the tourist season, create the right mix for the development of agrotourism. Greece’s rich natural environment and long agricultural tradition place it in a central position for the introduction of new tourist products that take advantage of new global trends. Attempts are being made to develop the agrotourism sector that can take advantage of Greece’s competitive advantages in this area.
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 | In Greece, the construction and operation of marina facilities began in the 1960s, when the Greek National Tourism Organization (GNTO) launched a long-term marina construction program. In the 1980s, under a growing demand for mooring places, local prefectures, port authority funds, and private investors followed the GNTO initiative and expanded the country's marina facilities to meet the demands of a blossoming tourism market. Today, Greece infrastructure for sailing vessels includes 51 marinas that offer 14,661 mooring places and providing services such as berths, fuel, water and electricity, telephony, and repairs.
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 | According to Managing Director Michalis Tsoukias (photo), Trekking Hellas has been "in the business of adventure and sports tourism" for 18 years. Founded in 1986 by two mountain guides, the company (known as (LEAD S.A.) has grown over the years to include 11 companies and 70 workers and now sells its unique brand of tourism through travel agencies in Greece and through foreign agencies from the U.S. to Nepal.
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 | Vassilis Haitas (photo), General Manager of "Topos S.A.", discusses opportunities in the growing sectors of organic products and alternative tourism. Many established companies from a variety of sectors are investing in new ventures in what is seen by many businesspeople as logical, and profitable, extensions of today's mainstream markets.
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 | The prefecture of Pieria, in the northern Greece region of Central Macedonia, has impressive geographical features. It is flanked by Mountain Olympus, the Pieria mountain range, and the coast of Thermaikos Bay. At the center of the prefecture, which covers an area of 1,516 square kilometers and has a population of 129,846, lies the capital town of Katerini, 440 kilometers from Athens and 70 kilometers from Thessaloniki. It was originally thought that Katerini, a significant urban center in Northern Greece, was originally built on the ruins of the ancient Macedonian city “Atiron,” but the prevailing belief today is that it was built during the years of Turkish occupation.
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| Current Investment Opportunities provides a partial list of business investment opportunities, either in the form of tenders, joint ventures, available land, or other partnerships.
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| ELKE, in cooperation with the Athens Organizing Committee for the 2004 Olympic Games, the Hellenic Foreign Trade Board, and the Federation of Greek Industries, is managing the Athens Business Club 2004, an exciting networking and matchmaking club that will bring together businesspeople from around the world to create new partnerships and develop new business. Learn now how the Club works, who may join and how to join!!!
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Invest in Greece Agency
3 Mitropoleos Street
Athens 105 57 Greece
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