General News
Meropi Kyriacou Honored as TNH Educator of the Year
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
NEW YORK – The 22nd Capital Link Invest in Greece Forum: Greece – Looking Ahead With Confidence will take place on Tuesday Dec. 15 and Wednesday Dec. 16 in digital form, in co-operation with the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and major Global Investment Banks and Organizations. Citi and Tsakos Energy Navigation are Lead Sponsors of the Forum for 12 years in a row. This year, as a Virtual Forum, the event will be available to a global audience.
This is an International Summit about Greece. With a 22-year track record of success, the Forum has been engaged in a systematic effort to highlight Greece’s profile, to a global business and investment audience.
Over a two-day period, 31 sessions, and 107 top level speakers, the Forum will showcase to a global audience the developments and reforms in the Greek economy and the investment opportunities that lie ahead. Led by the Prime Minister of Greece Kyriakos Mitsotakis, several key Greek Government Ministers will outline their specific programs and policies in the sectors of their portfolios. A top-level group of CEOs and other executives will discuss trends, developments and opportunities for each of the main areas of the economy. Finally, a group of international investors will share their insight as to why they choose Greece as a Business and Investment Destination and what lies ahead.
Greek American Issuer Day at the New York Stock Exchange
On Tuesday, Dec. 15, a special celebration titled Greek American Issuer Day at NYSE will be held, in digital form, during which Greek and Greek-American companies listed on the NYSE will ring the Closing Bell at the New York Stock Exchange.
In parallel to the main sessions, there will also be a series of one-on-one meetings between investors, the management of the participating companies and government officials.
The Invest in Greece Forum is the longest running investment forum about Greece abroad, engaged in a systematic effort to promote Greece to the international investment and business community.
Among the topics to be discussed on Day One: The European & Greek Macro Picture, Greek Government Economic Policies & Objectives, Investing In Greek Fixed Income Securities, Energy & Utilities – Electricity, Oil & Gas, Water Supply, Green & Renewable Energy Sector, Tourism – Hospitality – Real Estate, Shipping & Logistics, Innovation & Entrepreneurship, Exploring a Multi-Billion Dollar Investment in Greece’s Ports, Infrastructure & Energy, and Greece – An Emerging Investment Destination.
Day Two topics include: A New Era for Foreign Investments in Greece, The Hellinikon Project Underway– From Vision to Reality, Realizing the Largest Integrated Resort Casino Project in Europe, Unblocking Growth Potential of Transport & Infrastructure Projects, Transforming Greece through Large Privatization & Infrastructure Projects, The Digital Transformation of the Greek State, Turning Greece into the Silicon Valley of Southeastern Europe, Banking & Financial Services, Greek NPLs – Progress & Outlook, Entrepreneurship– Greek Success Stories Attracting International Investors, Why Greece – The International Investor Viewpoint, Greece – A Seasoned Investor’s Perspective A one-on-one discussion of John Paulson, and The Greek-American Partnership in Eastern Mediterranean & West Balkans.
Registration is complimentary. Please register at: http://forums.capitallink.com/greece/2020/index.html.
NEW YORK – Meropi Kyriacou, the new Principal of The Cathedral School in Manhattan, was honored as The National Herald’s Educator of the Year.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Filipino villager has been nailed to a wooden cross for the 35th time to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a brutal Good Friday tradition he said he would devote to pray for peace in Ukraine, Gaza and the disputed South China Sea.
BRISTOL, Tenn. (AP) — It was in the den that Karen Goodwin most strongly felt her son’s presence: On the coffee table were his ashes, inside a clock with its hands forever frozen at 12:35 a.
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A Filipino villager has been nailed to a wooden cross for the 35th time to reenact Jesus Christ’s suffering in a brutal Good Friday tradition he said he would devote to pray for peace in Ukraine, Gaza and the disputed South China Sea.
CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — A bus carrying worshippers on a long-distance trip from Botswana to an Easter weekend church gathering in South Africa plunged off a bridge on a mountain pass Thursday and burst into flames as it hit the rocky ground below, killing at least 45 people, authorities said.