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EXIN Buys 75% of Ethniki Insurance in 718 Million Euro Deal

The acquisition of 75% of the Ethniki Insurance, a subsidiary of the National Bank of Greece (NBG), was announced by the Dutch EXIN, which agreed to pay 718 million euros. Ethniki Insurance was founded in 1891 and became a cornerstone...

Greek American EXIN Partners Acquire Emblematic Greek Insurer Ethniki Asfalistiki

EXIN Partners, a group consisting by John Calamos and John Koudounis of Calamos Investments, insurance expert Matthew Fairfield, and Pavlos Kanellopoulos together with Nicholaos Adamantiades of AIG have won the bid to acquire "Ethniki Asfalistiki," Greece's biggest insurer. The Greek American's...

U.S. Commerce Secretary Backs Greek-American Calamos-EXIN Bid for Greek Insurer

U.S. Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross recently backed a bid by the the EXIN Group to buy Ethniki Asfalistiki, the insurance arm of Greece's National Bank, Reuters says. The deal could help U.S. investments in Greece since Calamos Investments is a U.S.-based company managing...

The Greek National Anthem and Its Meaning

The Greek National Anthem is one of the most recognizable and longest of all, written by the country's "National Poet" Dionysios Solomos

Delphi Economic Forum Delves into the Post-Pandemic World

The prestigious Delphi Economic Forum will take place in person in Delphi from April 6th to 9th after two years of online and hybrid formats due to the pandemic. Each year, the Delphi Economic Forum welcomes heads of state, policymakers,...

Giorgos Tromaras: Greece Loses its Modern Day Hercules

Greece has lost its "modern-day Hercules," Giorgos Tromaras, who passed away on Monday at age 74 after the last fight with his ill health. Giorgos Tromaras was a wrestler, two-times Greek champion in freestyle wrestling, and one time in European...

Security Analyst: Greece, Cyprus Should Offer Naval Bases to France

The Greece-France security agreement signed last week should lead to the establishment of French naval bases in Greece and Cyprus, a security analyst says. Dr. Ioannis Mazis believes that extending military collaboration with France will make Greece safer. Dr. Mazis,...

“Weapons Too Expensive”: Defense Analyst on Greece-France Deal

Last week's defense agreement between Athens and Paris is the biggest defense deal Greece has had in this century. In an exclusive interview with Greek Reporter, diplomatic - defense and Geo-strategic analyst Athanasios Drougos is offering his assessment of...

Greece, USA Participate in Joint Naval Exercises in Arabian Gulf

Greek and U.S. Coast Guard and naval forces conducted joint exercises in the Arabian Gulf in one of the most strategically-important areas of the world.

Greece 2020: (The Worst) Year in Review

For Greece and the world, it will definitely be hard to forget the year 2020.

Eighty Years Later Greece Repeats Its Historic OXI, This Time to Turkey

It has been 80 years since the great "OXI!" Greek Prime Minister Ioannis Metaxas said to the fascist powers of Italy, yet the events of the days leading to October 28, 1940 are similar to today, as Greece says...

Why Greece Will Never Consider Demilitarizing the Aegean Islands

Greece initially welcomed Turkey's recent decision to limit its provocative acts and resume  exploratory talks after the intervention of the European Union and the United States. It was a great relief after months of violations of Greece's territorial waters...

New Power Index Rankings Rate Military Strength of Nations

According to the 2020 Military Strength Ranking created by the website Global Firepower (GFP) the top five nations in the world in military strength are the United States, Russia, China, India and Japan. The GFP's Power Index score is the...

Can Greece Expect US Support in the Face of Turkish Expansionism?

Things didn't look promising for Greece in regard to Turkey's recent expansionist moves during NATO's 70th anniversary gathering of member state leaders this week in London. Both U.S. President Donald Trump and NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg praised the...

Analysts See Turkey Repeating Cyprus Invasion in Syrian Offensive

Turkey's new offensive in northern Syria is reminiscent in many ways of the invasion of Cyprus in 1974, showing Ankara's expansionist tendencies once again, according to Greek and Cypriot analysts. Turkey launched its "Operation Peace Spring" on October 9 in...