In the second quarter of 2021, house prices, as measured by the House Price Index, rose by 6.8% in the euro area and by 7.3% in the EU compared with the same quarter of the previous year

The 2021 Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel has been awarded with one half to David Card and the other half jointly to Joshua D. Angrist and Guido W. Imbens.

The new strategy was presented by Mr. Christos Panagiotopoulos, Executive Chairman of the Board of AKTOR.

The construction industry has been lately challenged and those concerns of the market conditions have been now confirmed by the British steel company "UK Steel" with a warning that the future of the industry is foreseen to be tough.

The Ministry of Justice is looking for a "green" building to house the new Piraeus Courthouse.

PwC Hellas, aimming at tracking the developments in the domestic business environment and guided by the needs and challenges faced by its customers and the market, has announced the creation of a new Real Estate team in its Consulting department.

Two shipowners have increased their stake in Ellactor Group's share capital according to people familiar with the matter. Mr. D. Bakos and I.Kaimenakis hava jointly purchased €2,4million in Ellaktor shares.

Greek Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias met in Athens with Sebastian Ebel, TUI Group CFO, and Thomas Ellerbeck, member of the Group Executive Committee and group director Corporate & External Affairs TUI Group, to discuss future collaborations in tourism.

The European Commission has issued €12 billion worth of green bonds on financial markets.

The Hellenic Statistical Authority announced the seasonally adjusted estimates of employment and unemployment for August 2021.

The Commission adopted a Communication on Energy Prices, to tackle the exceptional rise in global energy prices, which is projected to last through the winter, and help Europe's people and businesses.

The majority of construction firms in Greece are currently facing the risk of keeping a stock of newbuilt residential units, following a modest recovery in the construction sector during the last couple of years.

Deutsche Hospitality and the Porsche Design Group are joining forces to launch the Steigenberger Porsche Design Hotels brand.

The integration of Building Information Modeling (BIM) technology, starting from the stage of studies, for the public projects planned for the coming years, will be a prerequisite in Greece very soon.

36 new investment projects with a total budget that reaches €1.34million have been approved from the Recovery Fund and secured financing.