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The Labor and Social Security Ministry is promoting the selective expansion of the digital labor card in retail trade and industry from the beginning of 2024, with the competent agencies hard at work making preparations, as in its full development the measure will concern over 500,000 workers in at least 65,000 businesses.

About 70% of total overdue debts to the tax authorities comes from businesses, according to the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE) data analyzed by the Parliament Budget Office.

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The competent agencies of the Competition Commission have recommended the approval of the merger, through absorption, of ANEK ferries by Attica Group, recognizing that ANEK is a troubled company and the conditions for its protection for reasons of public interest must be met.

Management consultants are more optimistic over the course of the Greek economy, the Hellenic Association of Management Consulting Firms (SESMA) said in a report released on Monday.

The GRe+1 index rose to 42.6% in the first quarter of 2023 from 30.6% in the fourth quarter of 2022, and 26.8% in the corresponding period last year.

Some $450 million in financing will be provided to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and industrial firms under the Türkiye Green Industry Project, Industry and Technology Minister Fatih Kacır has said.

National Bank (NBG) intends to place emphasis on the financing and support of small and medium-sized enterprises, which make up the largest part of the Greek economy and proportionally have the lowest loans from the banking system, alongside the digitalization of its products and services.

Businesses in Greece are having trouble not only hiring new employees, but also keeping their current workforce, demonstrating that worker retention is a complex challenge for companies, especially for micro-enterprises, which are the backbone of Greek entrepreneurship. 

The daughter of former US president Donald Trump, Ivanka Trump, and her husband Jared Kushner hailed their visit to the Acropolis in a social media post on Tuesday. The iconic ancient Greek monument receives thousands of visitors a day, with long queues being reported since early this year. The Ministry of Culture plans to deal with this phenomenon with the introduction of slots.

"The Acropolis is a testament to the incredible achievements of ancient Greek civilization and their enduring legacy," Ivanka Trump, daughter of former US president Donald Trump, has said.