Libra Group
Philanthropy
“Hope is Free”: The Inspiring Speech by Libra Group’s George Logothetis
Chairman and CEO of Libra Group George Logothetis delivered a truly inspiring speech recently at the 2022 One To World Fulbright Awards Dinner in New York.
Logothetis, who leads the international business group whose subsidiaries own and operate assets in...
Environment
Libra Group Empowers Colombian Indians to Create Sustainable Village Safeguarding Sierra Nevada
Greenwood Energy, the Latin American renewable energy subsidiary of the Greek-owned Libra Group, and the Confederación Indígena Tayrona (CIT), the organization of the Arhuaco people from Colombia, announced the launch of the Terra Initiative, a utility-scale solar project in...
Shipping
Greek Shipping Legend, Philip Embiricos, Dies at 78
Greek shipping magnate Philip Alexander Embiricos Coumoundouros died peacefully in Paris on November 20. He was 78 years old.
Embiricos was the director of Embiricos Shipbrokers UK, served as President of BIMCO from 2007-2009, and was for many years on...
Business
Envolve Award Greece Highlights Most Promising Greek Start-Ups for 2021
Envolve announced the three winners of the 8th Envolve Award Greece, a contest for start-up and early-stage businesses in Greece.
Business
Envolve Presents Seventh Annual Awards to Greek Entrepreneurs
On Monday, July 20, Envolve Entrepreneurship announced the four winners of the 7th Envolve Award Greece, a competition that awards start-ups and early-stage businesses in Greece. Hosted by TV personality Sakis Tanimanidis, the award ceremony took place in Athens...
Business
Libra Accuses Ex-Employee of Fraud Resulting in Half a Billion Damage to Business Conglomerate
In an extraordinary case before the Nicosia, Cyprus, court, the Libra Group, a diverse international business active in 35 countries, including Greece, accuses a former employee of being the perpetrator of a scheme that resulted in a loss of almost...
Business
Envolve Awards: Empowering Greek Start-Ups on a Global Scale
For the seventh consecutive year promising Greek start-ups will be able to access resources, advice and support services to pursue their business dreams through Envolve Greece.
Founded by The Libra Group, Envolve is a non-profit organization that believes that entrepreneurship...
Greece
CEO of The Home Project Greece Receives International Award for Helping Refugees
Sofia Kouvelaki, the CEO of The HOME Project Greece, an initiative that provides accommodation and integration services for hundreds of refugee children, has received one of ten annual awards bestowed by the organization "Child 10."
According to the organization, Kouvelaki...
Business
Eight Greek Startups Win Envolve Business Awards
Eight Greek start-ups and newly-formed businesses received the annual Envolve Award Greece (formerly called the Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award) in a ceremony earlier this week in Athens.
The winners of the competition, which was created in 2012 by the Libra Group on behalf of The...
Business
2017 Hellenic Entrepreneurship Award Winners Announced During Athens Ceremony
The 2017 Hellenic Entrepreneurship Awards (HEA) took place at the Foundation of the Hellenic World in Athens on Friday, rewarding young entrepreneurs for their work.
The awards this year went to five different groups of young, talented people with innovative...