A burgeoning second-hand – or pre-owned – retail sector in Greece now occupies a prominent place in the stats published by the country’s statistical authority, overturning decades of disdain for “used” goods among most Greek consumers.

Greece’s real estate sector continues to attract foreign interest, according to the most recent Bank of Greece (BoG) figures, either through the resilient “Golden Visa” program or residents of EU countries interested in retirement or semi-retirement in the country.

Τhe good progress being made in largest urban regeneration project in Europe, currently being constructed by Lamda Development in the Attica coastal suburb of Elliniko, was presented in the last news bulletin "The Ellinikon", released a few days before the end of 2023. The steps taken are not only impressive and unprecedented for Greece but they are leaps of progress for the major Ellinikon project that make the new city increasingly visible to all, according to the introductory note, alongside pictures and videos on the progress of individual works in the context of the urban regeneration.

Five Greek banks, including four systemic ones, along with the Hellenic Bank Association were fined a total of 41.7 million euros by the Competition Commission on Thursday for concerted practice in interbank systems, and payment and electronic transaction services.