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Calamos Sees Signs of Economic Recovery in COVID-19 Hit Times

Calamos Investments has published its views on markets and the economy in its latest 'Economic and Market Outlook.' Although there is considerable uncertainty and many challenges on the horizon, they see signs of recovery and cause for cautious optimism. The...

Exclusive: Calamos CEO John Koudounis on Ethniki Insurance Deal & Greek Investments (video)

John Koudounis, CEO of Calamos Investments and the mastermind behind the acquisition of Greece’s biggest insurance company by the EXIN Fund, says that Greece makes investment sense because it's economy is slowly turning around. In an exclusive interview with Greek...

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...

Calamos CEO John Koudounis: Capital Controls in Greece are Deterrent to Investors [video]

Capital controls are deterrent to investors in Greece and "you cannot keep these controls and expect the country to do well," said Calamos Investments CEO John Koudounis. The Calamos executive spoke to Greek Reporter saying that in the past his company...

Bill Clinton Heads to Greece this Weekend to Promote "The Hellenic Initiative"

ATHENS – Former U.S. President Bill Clinton will be in Greece this weekend to promote "The Hellenic Initiative," an initiative organized by Greeks of the Diaspora that aims to help Greece overcome the current crisis. The program aims to...

Bill Clinton Coming to Greece to Push Diaspora Charity Work

ATHENS - Former U.S. President Bill Clinton will reportedly come to Greece later this week at the behest of a group of influential Greek Americans who want to change the negative image of the country as it struggles through...