According to some new reports, slow economic growth is being predicted, while inflation and unemployment are increasing menacingly. Fewer and fewer assets are being bought, according to the data. A more optimistic perspective is given by the private search center Conference Board, which foresaw bigger economic growth in July, in comparison to June. Other centers [...]
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Greek Yoghurt ”Chobani” from Turkish CEO
The Greek Yoghurt “Chobani” rakes the American market. The company belongs to the 39-year-old Turkish descent Hamdi Ulukaya. Hamdi Ulukaya came to the United States from Turkey in 1997 to learn English and continue his education at the University at Albany. A visit from his father changed the direction of his life. With his father’s support [...]
AHEPA Honors Giannikos and Lake
AHEPA, one of the largest Greek-American organization, focuses on various Greek social issues. This year AHEPA honored Nick Giannikos as a Distinguished Member of the AHEPA. Over the last ten years, Nick Giannikos coordinated many charitable activities, offering help to youth, those facing legal problems, and senior citizens. Henry Lake, another significant member of the [...]
George Varouh, President of Varouh Oil, Inc. Elyria, Passes Away
George Varouhakis or Varouh, as he is widely known, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, at the age 102, taking with him his kindness and compassion. This man led an interesting life, leaving behind his favorite island, Crete, when he first met Hedy Klein, with whom he fell in love, never hesitating to leave his homeland [...]
“Piste” Credit Fund Offers Greek-American Children Aid for Ionian Village Summer Camp
The Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of America located in the picturesque Ionian Village, celebrates 40 years of its establishment. Every summer, the Orthodox Archdiocese organizes summer camps in Ionian Village. This summer, 350 Greek-American children visit the camp. Among them, 54 had the opportunity to take a scholarship, otherwise this trip would not be possible. [...]
Hillary Clinton Plans Visit to Ecumenical Patriarchate, Constantinople
Hillary Clinton will pay a visit to the Ecumenical Patriarchate on Saturday, July 16th . According to the State Department, the Minister of Foreign Affairs is going to be in Turkey on July 15th and 16th . She is going to participate in a meeting regarding Libya. She is going to meet the President, [...]
Archdiocesan Youth Choir Performs at ”Ionian Village”
The Youth Choir of the Archdiocesan of America will be giving a concert at the “Ionian Village” in the prefecture of Ilia on Tuesday, July 12th at 8:00 am, as part of its tour of Turkey, Cyprus and Greece. The choir will be accompanied by Archbishop of America Dimitrios and members of the Greek-American community. [...]
New York Times Article: Greek Default would be Catastrophic
According to a recent New York Times newspaper, a default by Greece would be a catastrophe for Greece, for its European creditor banks and for financial institutions. The default would affect every possible body taking advantage of Greece. The socialist government voted to apply another dose of growth-killing austerity. Looking into the past, austerity [...]
Greek-Americans Support Greek Efforts
Although there has been a massive negative reaction about the crisis in Greece all over the world, the situation has changed in the US. Due to the implementation of the Medium-Fiscal Program, a large number of Greek-Americans have decided to contribute to the crisis by any means they can. CNN channel presented a new report by Jeff Stein, “With [...]
Greek-American Player Triumphes in World Series Poker Event
A. Polychronopoulos, a 27-year-old poker player from Long Island, New York is the first Greek who has succeeded in becoming a champion in poker. Polychronopoulos participated in the “World Series of Poker event No 48” and defeated 2,712 players. He took first place and won the amount of $65,223. When he played in the final four of [...]
53,000 Greeks Waiting for Chance to Obtain Diversity Visa
Once again Greeks have taken the decision to find a better life abroad. A great number of people lost their faith after the vote of memorandum and believe this is the only option left for a better future. The further from Greece and its debts, the better, some of them have been quoted as saying. 53,000 [...]
Joe Biden Meets Greek-American Sponsors of Democratic Party
Vice President Joe Biden held a meeting with Greek-American sponsors of the Democratic party of the Greek community in the USA, on June 30th. Main issues discussed were the financial crisis in Greece, the Cyprus issue, and the violation of religious freedoms of Ecumenical Patriarchate. The Vice President is head of the campaign of the [...]
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