The imposition of an "emissions tax" on houses in the European Union has been postponed, as they will not be included in the extension of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme (Emissions Trading System), that will be adopted for the buildings and land transport sector.

Envolve Entrepreneurship, a social program of the Libra Group supporting entrepreneurship, unveiled the 10 finalists of the Envolve Award Greece for 2022.

Lidl Hellas inaugurated a brand new store loacted in Rafina suburb, on Chrysostomou Smyrni & Ellis Alexiou Avenue, as part of its network refurbishment program.

Aldemar group finalised the agreement to sell the 5-star Aldemar Royal Mare hotels and the 4-star Aldemar Cretan Village hotels in the Crete Peninsula (interests of the Angelopoulos family) to the Mitsis Group. The purchase price was not disclosed but according to souces familiar with the transaction amounts to c.€90 million.

ELVALHALCOR HELLENIC COPPER AND ALUMINIUM INSDUSTRY S.A announced the issuance of two common bond loans.

Ardian, a world-leading private investment house, announced it has sold RIO, a prime office building in the prestigious Monceau Business Area of Paris, to M&G, a global investment manager.

Xior Student Housing has signed a deal with Basecamp Group, European Student Housing Fund I and European Student Housing Fund II to purchase Basecamp's portfolio of private student accommodation for €939 million.

NET Group declares a partnership to create the largest knowledge management systems platform to fully support the digital transformation of businesses.

Vestre has completed the world's most environmentally friendly furniture factory, The Plus.

The composite cost-of-borrowing indicator, which combines interest rates on all loans to corporations, remained broadly unchanged in April 2022.

The National Bank of Greece (“NBG”) announced that the Board of Directors approved the draft demerger deed for the spin-off of its Merchant Acquiring Business and its contribution to a newly established company, NBG Pay S.M.S.A (“NBG Pay”).

The second phase of the six tenders for the largest railway project in the history of the country, amounting to € 4 billion, is expected shortly.

The date of determination (Record Date) of the beneficiaries of interest of the Bond Loan for the 1st interest period is Friday 03.06.2022.

Rents in the first quarter of 2022 have been increased relative to the previous quarter in the office, retail and supply chain sectors for the first time since the start of the pandemic, with yields being squeezed for the second consecutive quarter.

Alpha Bank’s performance has been strong and financial results reveal the strengths of the Greek franchise, according to the bank's statement.