Market

Markets will be open from 7 am to 3 pm, every day except on curfew days.
As for closed-end markets, such as Palilulska and Old Mercator, they will start operating on Monday, April 27th.
Belgrade Deputy Mayor Goran Vesic said yesterday that markets could only operate under certain conditions.

The Greek office market appears shielded against the upcoming recession, at least as far as modern office buildings are concerned, as demand for them is expected to remain high due to their scarcity.

A man leaves the farmers' market in the Peloponnesian town of Argos on Saturday. Business was slow at the weekly street market due to the wet weather and the coronavirus lockdown.

The government directions issued for open-air markets have so far been adhered to by 95 percent, said Development Minister Adonis Georgiadis on Skai TV on Saturday.

Development Minister Nikos Papathansis on Thursday announced plans to relieve congestion at neighborhood farmers' markets across the country - a mainstay for most Greek households - by breaking them up into smaller parts.

The central markets of Athens, Thessaloniki and Patras and the ten fishmarkets of the country that supply the majority of fresh produce in the wider market are continuing their operations as usual, their management said on Thursday.

The markets are however adherring to government directives for hygiene and the protection of the public, they added.

Thousands of property owners are faced with a very different reality to that of just a few weeks ago, as the effect of the coronavirus outbreak is being felt in the local real estate market, among other sectors of the economy.

Street markets will operate Saturday and on Clean Monday according to Attica's federation representing street market vendors.
According to the federation's president, Dimitris Moulatos, markets will be fully stocked to meet increased demand ahead of the three-day break.

The raid conducted on Thursday by a team of inspectors from the Capital Market Commission on the northern Athens headquarters of disgraced jeweler Folli Follie was absolutely necessary, but it was also long overdue.

Greek fish farming products, mainly sea bream and bass, suffered fresh losses in their market share in the principal countries they are exported to last year due to the major competition they now face, primarily from their Turkish rivals.