The global demand for Greek marble, a material with which the Parthenon was built and continues to contribute significantly to the economic prosperity of Greece, translates to $ 1.5 billion. This was pointed out in an interview with the China state television station CGTN, by the president of the Macedonian-Thrace Marble Business Association (SEMMTH), Ioulia Haida, deputy managing director of Iktinos Hellas SA.
Prices of liquid fuels in Greece are experiencing unprecedented rallies after the rally of crude oil topping 130 dollars per barrel due to the war in Ukraine. The increases are cataclysmic not only from day to day but also from hour to hour, with the average nationwide price of unleaded now exceeding 2 euros per liter.
An article by German journalist Gerd Heller in the Redaktionsnetzwerk Deutschland refers to the energy crisis due to the war in Ukraine and in particular to the Greek shipowners, who are "well prepared", as he characteristically states: crude oil transportation to the oceans since the 1950s. Now they want to repeat the success story with liquefied natural gas.