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Sunday, December 24, 2017

For investors Turkey looks half-baked while Greece is zipping along

The case for returning to Turkish assets after this year’s sell-off may be growing, but there’s no shortage of risks investors must weigh before taking the plunge in 2018, while in neighbouring Greece a potential property market boom is drawing a wave ...


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Ghost of Christmas Present: PPC cuts power to mother of four

Ignorance? Want? Ugly, mean and greedy little creatures? That was in mid-Victorian England and in Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol.  In the novel that has touched millions people ever since it was first published in 1843, ‘the two emaciated children” grow up to be adults, Ignorance as adult man in a prison cell and Want … The post Ghost of Christmas Present: PPC cuts power to mother of four appeared first on Keep Talking Greece.


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Kamatriades: Escape in this Hidden Gem on Evia Island

The picturesque village of Kamatriades on the north side of the GREEK island of Evia lies on the slopes of mount Telethrion at an altitude of 350 meters. The village, offering spectacular views all over Evia, was covered in snow when GREEK Reporter arrived on Saturday. A small traditional cafĂ© is the focal ...


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Five Unique to Greece Christmas Traditions

In current days and mostly in big cities, Christmas in Greece very much resembles the holiday celebrations from other areas in the world. Massive travel, easy access to worldwide media, and globalization have standardized and spread many traditions from ...


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It took a translation to hear the stories of this GREEK epic the way a woman would have told them

That's what TS Eliot wrote in his introduction to Ezra Pound's Collected Poems – he was speaking of Cathay, Pound's translation of classical Chinese poetry which, since its publication, has seen a series of criticisms of inaccuracies. But Pound is also lauded for his ability (and audacity) to act as a ...


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Iran, GREECE Call for Promotion of Tourist Ties

Iran and GREECE have highlighted the necessity of enhancing mutual cooperation in the tourism sector. Iranian Ambassador to Athens Majid Motallebi Shabestari and Greek Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura have discussed ways of boosting mutual cooperation in the tourism sector. In the meeting, the ...


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One man's flag is another man's poison

Finally, the links of heritage and language, incorporating the glory that was GREECE and Ottoman history, are what bind each community to their respective 'mothers'. In order to inspire a feeling of nationhood, perhaps Greek and Turkish flags should be phased out but with Greek and Turkish Cypriots ...


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