The Karelia Tobacco Company Inc factory in Kalamata, Greece’s largest and oldest cigarette producer. Credit: Karelia Tobacco Company Inc CC BY 4.0The Karelia Tobacco Company remains a symbol of Greece’s business history and a name entwined with tradition since its establishment in 1888.As Greeks use
Greek Coffee grower DImitrios Christopoulos arrived in Colombia a few years ago, without knowing anything about coffee.Marlene Colmenares and her husband, Greek coffee grower Dimitrios Christopoulos, at their farm, Finca El Diamante, in Garzon, Colombia. Credit: Greek ReporterWhen Greek coffee growe
A Greek immigrant brought ice cream to Colombia in the 1930's -- and since then, the business has become the ice cream kings of country.Credit: Heladeria Americana/Facebook. Illustration: Greek ReporterA Greek immigrant named Andreas Aristidou, singlehandedly brought ice cream to Colombia in the 193
The company announced the production of the first five kilograms (11 pounds) of gallium. File Photo. Credit: AMNAThe European Investment Bank (EIB) has announced a €90 million ($104.4 million) financing agreement with Greece’s METLEN Energy & Metals to pioneer the production of gallium, a rare and c
Nikolaos Stasinopoulos belonged to a pioneering generation of industrialists who avoided displays of wealth. Credit: Public DomainThe official biography of Nikolaos Stasinopoulos on the Viohalco website is tellingly brief: “Nikolaos Stasinopoulos, Chairman, non-executive member. Mr. Stasinopoulos ho
SkySat satellite image of The Pearl-Qatar in Doha, Qatar. Credit: Planet Labs, Inc / CC BY-SA 4.0Two decades after its initial development began, The Pearl—often referred to as Qatar’s Venice—stands as one of the country’s most ambitious urban experiments. This artificial island blends Mediterranean
Statue of Leonidas of Sparta, Greece. Credit: Dmpexr/Wikimedia Commons/CC BY-SA 4.0It was in 480 BC during the second Persian invasion of Greece, when King Leonidas of Sparta ahead of the legendary Battle of Thermopylae responded by the phrase “Molon Lave” (‘Come and Take Them’ in ancient Greek) to
Completed in 2009, it is widely considered the most expensive and technically challenging infrastructure project in Greek history. Credit: AMNAThe Growthfund (Υπερταμείο) has officially handed over the keys to Greece’s longest highway, Egnatia Odos and its three major vertical axes to “NEA EGNATIA O
Eurozone membership often leads to a gradual “leveling up” of prices in the new member state. Credit: Greek ReporterBulgaria’s adoption of the euro on January 1, 2026, is a landmark event for the Balkans, directly impacting Greece—particularly its northern regions—through trade, tourism, and consume
Train in Greece. Credit: wikimedia commons / NikolasSkevis1 CC BY 4.0In a landmark move to modernize the national rail network, Greece’s government has officially signed a revised contract with Hellenic Train, the subsidiary of Italy’s state-owned Ferrovie dello Stato.The agreement, finalized on Mon