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Commercial enterprises that suffer the greatest loss in turnover this holiday season will receive most of the fifth and sixth phases of the "Deposit To Be Returned" after Christmas, Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis promised on Saturday, referring to the cheap state loans program for entrepreneurs and the self-employed.

The 2nd Southeast Europe and East Med conference organized by the Delphi Economic Forum and the Hellenic American Leadership Council, is taking place online this Wednesday, from 3.30 till 9.45 pm.

Government spokesman Stelios Petsas and Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis will announce the restrictions on the retail sector that will apply during the holiday season on Friday at 11 a.m.

Reports said that the reopening will be "reasonable and conservative," as per the recommendations of the committee of health experts advising the government on Covid-19.
 

Hair salons will likely open on Saturday or Sunday, the Athens Chamber of Commerce announced on Thursday, citing a telephone conversation between the head of the body, Yiannis Hatzitheodosiou and Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis.

The Chamber said these businesses will open first as it is believed that it is easier to enforce the health protocols. 

Adonis Georgiadis said the small and medium-sized businesses would receive funds via the EU NSRF

The head of intensive care units at a large Thessaloniki hospital says the system is under intense pressure from the rising number of coronavirus cases and that he fears a third wave of the pandemic  early next year.

"The situation is desperate, the ICUs are full," Nikos Kapravelos, head of the ICUs at the Papanikolaou hospital, told Skai TV Sunday.

A casino and two hotels being planned for the landmark plot of Athens' former international airport on the southern coast at Elliniko will be ready for business by 2024, Investment Minister Adonis Georgiadis said on Monday.

In the wake of Covid-19 pandemic, the Greek government continues with unfaltering commitment to enhance cooperation with China, Greece's Minister of Development and Investments Adonis Georgiadis said on Thursday.

"We continue even faster and stronger than before to make our ties stronger," the minister said while addressing an online investment forum.

The Greek government is planning to set up four new committees aimed at bolstering key areas of the economy as part of efforts to offset the impact of the coronavirus crisis.

The transformation of Pasal Development should be completed during the summer, allowing the listed property development and management company to leave behind it the troubles of the past with the support of strategic investor Sterner Stenhus.