The official blog of Stathis Kassios for Business, Media, Economics & Arts

Dear friends, I recently received an invitation from a Greek journalist to be interviewed on TV for my first novel book (also novel series) " Casino Nights ". You can watch the interview here. 

Dear friends, I am very happy, proud and humbled to announce to you that my first novel book has been released through Enipnio Publishing. It is the first book of the novel series ''Casino Nights''. It is only available in Greek for now but we are moving to translate in other languages as well. If you are based in Greece, Cyprus or anywhere in the world, due to the current lockdown of bookstores, you can exclusively ORDER my novel via my publishing house's official e-shop in the following link: ORDER CASINO NIGHTS NOVEL Enjoy reading and please share the news with your friends! Send me your comments and/or selfie with your book for our social media community channels! Follow ''Casino Nights'' https://www.facebook.com/casinonightsgr/ https://www.instagram.com/casinonightsgr/

An interesting analysis by Poul. M. Thompsen (IMF) about the myths and realities of the Greek crisis, what went wrong during the programs imposed by Europeans and IMF. Last but not least, mistakes in the various reforms by the political system of the different Greek governments since 2009 and the fragile future of the  Greek economy. Your comments are welcome. Read more HERE:  https://bit.ly/31TD1fs

''As an economist I strongly believe that even if the Greek government retains a 3.5% budget surplus until 2022 this will not directly relate to the sustainability of the public debt which has increased. Furthermore, the surplus means a new round of heavy taxation directly and indirectly. Brussels is pushing for the surplus to be maintained in order to calm creditors and global markets but people and the real economy will suffer.'' - Stathis Kassios Euro Area Welcomes New Greek Government With a Budget Warning. Read the full article HERE via Bloomberg

Hellene.gr has announced a new strategic partnership: ” We are glad to announce our new business partner & distributor in Sweden and Scandinavia, MED.Style! ” – Stathis Kassios (Hellene Co-founder) Read more here:  http://hellene.gr/news/hellene-gr-in-scandinavia-with-med-style/

SK - Please introduce yourself and update us on your latest endeavors. YD - My name is Yiannis Deliyiannis, I am 42 years old and I hold a BA on Engineering & Management and an MBA. My professional career, focused mainly on business process consulting and Internal Audit, took a twist two years ago when I decided to embark on an entrepreneurship journey with tradeNOW – an online barter marketplace . Together with 3 friends, we decided to build an online marketplace where consumers and companies can trade goods, services and real-estate. www.tradenow.gr  was launched on 9 th of January 2013 and one year later has more than 17.000 members and 300 companies – mainly in Greece. We are currently raising funds to expand our operations into Europe. Meanwhile, on February we will attend a 3-week acceleration program in Silicon Valley, exploring the opportunity to establish a US – focused barter platform. SK - Your personal opinion about the Greek start-up ecosystem. W...