Capitalism
Brave New World: The State and Technological Revolution
This description applies both to the first Industrial Revolution and to our current moment. One way or another, the wave of technological revolution underway today will require a new theory of state.
Populism as a check for democracy but not for climate
The Athens Democracy Forum made me understand that populism has a positive side that acts as a warning bell for democracy from turning overly elitist. However, I also came to see that populism has contributed to the extreme polarization of society in several countries and has negatively impacted climate politics.
Germany to employ Turkish care workers for its elderly
The Arbeiterwohlfarht (AWO), or Workers Welfare Institution, a service organization dedicated to promoting worker welfare in Germany, will hold job interviews with Turkish care workers in Istanbul starting this month to care for the country's aging population.
Preparing For The New Storm Ahead
Many influential experts have been announcing the next crisis for quite a while now. What is your opinion on that?
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A new path for a new era
Political leaders keep serving up a menu of sometimes exotic, but usually similar versions of popular choice. Then they find they can't deliver on voters' desires and democracy looks like it's not working. So often the heart of the issue is economic. It is in the fact that too many people in too many countries do not like what they get from democracy's dividend.
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A New Fund Will Support Southeast European Artists
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Albena Azmanova | Athens | March 7
Political theorist Albena Azmanova, who teaches at Kent University's Brussels School of International Studies, will deliver a lecture titled "Populism and the Transformation of Capitalism," at the Athens Concert Hall on Thursday, March 7.
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Fire eyes sale ofbad loans in Greece
Italian bad-loan investor Fire is looking to add 1 billion euros in assets under management this year as it works toward an eventual stock market listing, its chief executive said.
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Foreign investors keep upper hand at bourse
Foreign investors accounted for more than half of total trading activity on Greece's stock market last year, executives at stock and futures operator Hellenic Exchanges said on Wednesday.
Greek equities fell 23.6 percent in 2018, a tough year in which banks took a beating. But mid-cap shares bucked the downtrend for a second straight year.
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Fourlis to launch property investment company
Athens-listed Fourlis Group has discerned investment opportunities in the commercial property sector in Greece and the broader region of Southeastern Europe, and is in the process of setting up a real estate investment company (REIC).
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