My dear friend, who came to Greece on a whim that has turned into a passion, posted this the other day – I share it with her permission...
The Top Ten Things I Love About Living in Greece
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Jack
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Both good and bad news for the Greek business world emerged from the official data of the General Commercial Registry (GEMI) for 2014. During the previous year, a positive balance between companies forced to shut down and newly established ones was recorded.
In 2014, 33,954 new companies were established, while 30,427 companies went out of business. According to Greek daily newspaper “Kathimerini,” what essentially happened is that market shrinking possibly reached its limits, while at the same time it becomes clear there was a further limitation of sources (bank lending and equity) that could fund even a small business.
Compared to the previous years, newly established companies may exceed those forced to shut down, but they are also significantly fewer than those established in 2012 and 2013. Specifically, in 2012 and 2013, 43,541 and 42,790 new companies were established, respectively. Similarly, 34,279 companies went out of business in 2012 and 33,770 in 2013.
To read more, please visit greekreporter.com
By Aggelos Skordas
Believe it or not I was never a great fan of lamb. I always found that the animal’s particular smell is a little bit too much for me. I would only eat lamb once or twice a year and only my mother’s particular recipe. This has changed over the last couple of years when I discovered that good quality lamb doesn’t smell, especially when cooked correctly, so for the first time this summer I actually ordered lamb as my main dish in a restaurant.
We were in Kini, Syros, eating in a lovely seaside nouvelle-Greek-taverna called Allou Gialou (tel. 2281071196) and I saw a thyme and honey glazed lamb on the menu. I was reluctant to eat it all myself, as it was possible I wouldn’t like it, so we shared with my mother. Big mistake. The meat was soft and falling off the bone, the taste of honey and thyme such a strong characteristic of the Cycladic island we were in (Syros is famous for its thyme honey), there was nothing I didn’t love about it. I made a mental not to re-create the dish when we would get back and here we are!
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