61. INVgr / Greece-China / Sino-Hellenic Bilateral Business, Trade, Tourism & Invest The Greek shipping industry, with a fleet of 3400 vessels and a tonnage accountingfor 16 Embassy of greece Economic and Commercial Affairs Section http://www.invgr.com/greece_china.htm

INV International Ltd. Sino-Hellenic bilateral business, trade, tourism and investment relations This special section of INVgr focuses on the bilateral business, trade and investment relations between the Hellenic Republic (Greece) and the People's Republic of China (China). It also focuses on the activities, investments and corporate expansion plans of Greek companies, investors and entrepreneurs active in China. To submit your company profile, press releases, lists of products/services and/or other information that you believe could be of interest to the readers of this special section of INVgr, please contact us. Defence Minister Spilios Spiliotopoulos embarks on week-long official visit to China August 29, 2005 Spilios Spiliotopoulos, the Greek National Defence Minister, embarked on a week-long official visit to the People's Republic of China this week, following an invitation by his Chinese counterpart Cao Cangchuan. The visit to China is the first by a Greek defence minister in the past eight years. Spiliotopoulos, a former fighter pilot, is heading a Greek delegation during the visit. Talks are expected to focus on co-operation in the armaments production sector as well as issues revolving around regional security and stability.

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63. Economy Of Cyprus - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia trade is vital to the Cypriot economythe island is not selfsufficient in food and Industrial production growth rate Greek Cypriot area 2.4% (1998); http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economy_of_Cyprus

Economy of Cyprus From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Economy - overview: Economic affairs in Cyprus are dominated by the division of the country into the southern (Greek) area controlled by the Cyprus Government and the northern Turkish Cypriot-administered area. The Greek Cypriot economy is prosperous but highly susceptible to external shocks. Erratic growth rates in the reflect the economy's vulnerability to swings in tourist arrivals, caused by political instability on the island and fluctuations in economic conditions in Western Europe. Economic policy in the south is focused on meeting the criteria for admission to the European Union . As in the Turkish sector, water shortage is a growing problem, and several desalination plants are planned. The Turkish Cypriot economy has about one-fifth the population and one-third the per capita GDP of the south. Because it is recognized only by Turkey, it has had much difficulty arranging foreign financing, and foreign firms have hesitated to invest there. The economy remains heavily dependent on agriculture and government service, which together employ about half of the work force. Moreover, the small, vulnerable economy has suffered because the Turkish lira is legal tender . To compensate for the economy's weakness, Turkey provides direct and indirect aid to tourism, education, industry, etc.

64. TradePort Country Profiles From World Trade Press Economic aid. Recipient US$5.4 billion from EU (1997) Within the Orthodoxchurch in greece it is called the Feast of the Holy Ghost. http://www.tradeport.org/countries/greece/01grw.html

Country Profiles Home Country Facts - Greece The People Nationality Greek Ethnic Composition Greek  Other  Religious Composition Greek Orthodox  Muslim  Other  Languages Spoken Greek (official), English, French. Education and Literacy Education is compulsory for nine years. The current literacy rate is 97 percent nationwide. Labor Force Total:  4.32 million By occupation: Services Industry  Agriculture  Geography Land Mass Total 50,942 sq mi (131,940 sq km) Land 50,502 sq mi (130,800 sq km) Water 440 mi (1,140 sq km) Land Boundaries Total: 763 mi (1,228 km) Border countries: Albania 175 mi (282 km), Bulgaria 306 mi (494 km), Turkey 128 mi (206 km), The Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 152 mi (246 km) Coastline 8,497 mi (13,676 km) Maritime claim Continental shelf: 656 ft (200 m) depth or to the depth of exploitation Territorial sea: 6 nm Climate/Weather Temperate; mild, wet winters; hot, dry summers. Terrain Mostly mountains with ranges extending into the sea as peninsulas or chains of islands. Elevation extremes Lowest: Mediterranean Sea ft (0 m) Highest: Mount Olympus 9,570 ft (2,917 m)

65. TradePort Country Profiles From World Trade Press economy trade. The division of the country affects economic affairs. The GreekCypriot economy is prosperous but highly susceptible to external shocks. http://www.tradeport.org/countries/cyprus/01grw.html

Country Profiles Home Country Facts - Cyprus The People Nationality Cypriot(s) Ethnic Composition Greek  Turkish Cypriots  Other  Religious Composition Greek Orthodox  Muslim  Various Christian denominations  Other and nonaffiliated  Languages Spoken Greek (official), Turkish (official), English Education and Literacy Education is compulsory for nine years. Adult literacy now stands at 97 percent. Labor Force Total: (Greek Cypriot area) 291,000 (2000) By occupation: Services  Industry Agriculture Total: (Turkish Cypriot area) 86,300 (2000) By occupation: Services  Industry Agriculture Geography Land Mass Total 3,571 sq mi (9,250 sq km) Turkish Cypriot area 1,295 sq mi (3,355 sq km) Land 3,567 sq mi (9,240 sq km) Water 3.8 sq mi (10 sq km) Land Boundaries 0 mi (0 km), island Coastline 402 mi (648 km) Maritime claim Continental shelf: 656 ft (200 m) depth or to the depth of exploitation Territorial sea: 12 nm Climate/Weather Temperate, Mediterranean with hot, dry summers and cool winters. Terrain Central plain with mountains to north and south; scattered but significant plains along southern coast.

66. Cyprus Economy trade is vital to the Cypriot economy the island is not selfsufficient in Major suppliersGreece, Italy, Germany, UK (US trade surplusfor 2004 http://www.traveldocs.com/cy/economy.htm

Cyprus Europe ECONOMY Cyprus has an open, free-market, services-based economy with some light manufacturing. Cyprus's accession as a full member to the European Union as of May 1, 2004, has been an important milestone in its recent economic development. The Cypriots are among the most prosperous people in the Mediterranean region. Internationally, Cyprus promotes its geographical location as a "bridge" between West and East, along with its educated English-speaking population, moderate local costs, good airline connections, and telecommunications. In the past 20 years, the economy has shifted from agriculture to light manufacturing and services. The service sector, including tourism, contributes 76.2% to the GDP and employs 72.0% of the labor force. Industry and construction contribute 19.3% and employ 22.7% of labor. Manufactured goods account for approximately 58.0% of domestic exports. Agriculture and mining is responsible for 4.4% of GDP and 5.3% of the labor force. Potatoes and citrus are the principal export crops. Following a classical pattern, growth rates have gradually begun to decline as the Cypriot economy has matured over the years. The average rate of growth has gone from 6.1% in the 1980s, to 4.4% in the 1990s to 3.4% from 2000 to 2004. In 2004, growth picked up to 3.6%, from 1.9% in 2003. . Unemployment has been fairly constant at 3.6% in 2004, while inflation has declined to 2.3% in 2004 from 4.1% the year before. As in recent years, the services sectors, and tourism in particular, provided the main impetus for growth.

67. 1994 Country Reports On Economic Practice And Trade Reports: GREECE US DEPARTMENT OF STATE greece 1994 COUNTRY REPORT ON ECONOMIC POLICY AND trade In 1993, greece had a trade deficit of 12.6 billion dollars on a total http://dosfan.lib.uic.edu/ERC/economics/trade_reports/1994/Greece.html

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68. Economics In Ancient Greece trade AND BARTER IN ANCIENT greece Equally economic, but much more complex,is the story of Midas, an ancient king of Phrygia, who entertained the http://community.middlebury.edu/~harris/Classics/EconomicsinGreece.html

TRADE AND BARTER IN ANCIENT GREECE: When we discuss the economics of the ancient world, we must be careful not to use the formal Economics which we employ in analyzing our own society, since Economics is a function of the way a society runs, not the set of rules under which a given society operates. We cannot remove ourselves from awareness of the economic disciplines which our schools teach, and even if we formally try to suspend Economics as a framework, we retain the image of the economic framework in our language and our general pool of ideas. Yet some distancing of ourselves from modern economic theory is necessary in starting an investigation of a foreign world, in order to let the economic operations of that world display themselves in their own documentation. We must construct some kind of intellectual tabula rasa for use in studying an area which is far removed in time and from a documentary point of view relatively unknown. When we speak of Economics of the Ancient World, we usually think of the work pioneered by Rostovtzeff and his followers, of the interpretation of history from an economic point of view, and of the study of epigraphic and papyrological materials which bear on costs and commodities. But there is a much earlier layer of historical material, which strangely is incorporated in the quasi-religious cloak of Greek Mythology. When one compares the myths of ancient Greece with those of ancient India, one sees that the Indian myths are essentially spiritual in nature, while the Greek myths show a disorganized array of unconvincing religion, erratic personal histories, and what appear to be fragmented chapters in the history of the rise of civilization after the last glacial retreat. It is the thesis of this paper that parts of the early Greek, and even the pre-Greek historical record became embalmed in the Greek myths, which themselves were rigidified into literary storytelling by the time of the Hellenistic academies, and finally petrified into the "myth systems" of Apollodoros and others, before being buried by a hostile Christianity.

69. Useful Web Resources IndoGreek Economic and trade Relations Federation of Greek Industries 5Xenofontos, 105 57 Athens, Tel 2103237325-9 Fax 2310541933 http://www.indiainbusiness.nic.in/commercial-relation/greece.htm

India's Bilateral Relations A B C D ... Z Indo-Greek Economic and Trade Relations Greek Economy Greece is among the smallest of the economies in the European Union with a population of 10.7 million. The basis of Greek economy is agriculture, tourism and shipping. Greece has enjoyed fairly strong growth over the past few years with relatively low inflation. Greece’s GDP in 2002 was US$203 billion and real GDP growth 4%. For 2003 the real GDP growth was estimated at 3.7% with inflation at 3.1%. Indo-Greek Economic Relations Trade Indian export to Greece in 2002 amounted to US$ 177.2 million and imports from Greece US$ 123.3 million.

70. Economist.com | Country Briefings: Greece Analyses the infrastructure and major industrial sectors of each economy greece has a small but open economy, with the state continuing to play a major http://www.economist.com/countries/Greece/profile.cfm?folder=Profile-Economic St

71. EIRO european industrial relations observatory online. European Foundation On 11 May 2005, greece’s two largest trade union organisations, the Greek General http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2005/country/greece.html

european industrial relations observatory on-line Search Site Map Contact Help ... Home Country: Greece Year: 12 Aug 2005 Greece Triumph subsidiary to close In late June 2005, the German-based lingerie manufacturer Triumph International announced its intention to close down its production department in Greece, a decision involving the dismissal of around 350 workers, most of them women. 28 Jul 2005 Greece New employee status and voluntary exit scheme agreed at OTE In late May 2005, the management of Greece's OTE telecommunications group signed a controversial enterprise-level collective agreement with the OME-OTE trade union. The deal provides a change in the status of OTE employees, with new recruits no longer having special permanent status and instead being employed on the basis of normal employment law. In parallel, at the end of June parliament passed legislation on a voluntary exit scheme for OTE staff, laying down the terms and conditions for the early retirement of a large number of employees. 20 Jul 2005 Greece 2004 Annual Review for Greece This record reviews the main industrial relations developments in Greece during 2004.

72. EIRO european industrial relations observatory online. European Foundation In December 1999, an expert bargaining committee set up by Greek trade unions http://www.eiro.eurofound.eu.int/2000/country/greece.html

european industrial relations observatory on-line Search Site Map Contact Help ... Home Country: Greece Year: 28 Dec 2000 Greece Awards given for good practices in workplace health and safety In December 2000, the Hellenic Institute of Occupational Health and Safety (ELINYAE), presented awards to Greek enterprises with outstanding practices in the fields of combating workplace stress and musculoskeletal complaints and replacing dangerous chemical substances. The awards ceremony gave the social partners and government an opportunity to outline their policies in this area. 28 Dec 2000 Greece Unions hold 24-hour general strike The Greek General Confederation of Labour (GSEE) called a 24-hour nationwide general strike on 7 December 2000. The well-supported strike was aimed at influencing parliamentary debate on the government's controversial draft bill on measures to promote employment, which will have implications in areas such as dismissals and working time. 28 Dec 2000 Greece New draft bill proposes industrial relations reforms In November 2000, the Greek government issued a new draft bill on "regulations regarding employment and other provisions". The proposals include measures aimed at reforming aspects of industrial relations, such as overtime, working time flexibility, part-time workers' pay and the definition of collective redundancies. 28 Dec 2000 Greece GSEE gives opinion on new draft bill on employment In November 2000, the Greek General Confederation of Labour (GSEE) submitted to the Minister of Labour and Social Security its comments on the latter's draft bill on employment, which contains a number of measures reforming aspects of industrial relations such as overtime, working time flexibility and collective redundancies. GSEE is in favour of some of the reforms, but believes that many could have gone further.

73. Macedonia FAQ: Economic Overview Difficulties in relations with greece culminated in their imposition of a tradeembargo in February 1994, which blocked access to Greek markets and to the http://faq.macedonia.org/economy/econ.overview.html

Economic Overview Summary Macedonia is suffering from many of the same ills as other Central/East European countries going through the transition from a centrally-planned to a market economy and from a socialist/communist to an open democratic political system. Unique to Macedonia, however, was that the enterprise sector operated according to the Yugoslav system of "market socialism" in which workers managed firms, but equity capital was undefined and socially owned. All major decisions were made by councils of workers, which protected wages and employment at the cost of investment. Losses were financed by a banking system controlled by the largest enterprises, the "loss makers." In addition, the productive sector was dominated by large firms in heavy industries many of which were integrated with firms located in other Yugoslav republics. Enterprises, which relied on them for material and power inputs, were dimensioned to supply captive markets that have now been lost. Macedonia has had to struggle with the transition in a particularly hostile environment, given the pressures to enforce tightly without compensation from the international community the now removed United Nations trade sanctions against Serbia and Montenegro, which accounted for around 60% of the Macedonian market prior to the disintegration of former Yugoslavia, and which also served as a conduit to other East and West European markets. Difficulties in relations with Greece culminated in their imposition of a trade embargo in February 1994, which blocked access to Greek markets and to the port of Thessaloniki that had provided an important route for imports and exports to and from third country markets. Relations with Greece were reestablished in October 1995. These events threatened the economic stability of the country and exacerbated the tensions associated with the economic and political changes generated in the move to independence.

74. Economic And Social Changes In Balkan Life Between 1840 and 1870, however, Turkey s foreign trade doubled as a share of And in Romania, like Serbia and greece, the kind of true industrial growth http://www.lib.msu.edu/sowards/balkan/lect09.htm

Twenty-Five Lectures on Modern Balkan History Lecture 9: Economic and social changes in Balkan life Previous lecture Complete list of lectures Next lecture Not only political ideas, but also economic innovations came to the Balkans in the 1800s. In the long run, these resulted in better communication and transportation systems, increased agricultural yields, expanded industrial output and more jobs, but in the short run economic change created significant social dislocation. Traditional Balkan leaders and social institutions had a hard time dealing with change for several reasons. The pace of change accelerated during the nineteenth century, much of it was difficult to understand, and many of the forces behind it originated in distant places. This lecture covers the period of this transformation, between the end of the 1700s and the year 1878. Changes in trade The Napoleonic Wars disrupted trade patterns for decades, not only during wartime but afterward: even during the 1830s recovery was still underway. Between 1840 and 1870, however, Turkey's foreign trade doubled as a share of the national economy, and the value of commerce rose even more as the overall economy expanded. In the 1840s, the combined annual value of imports and exports was about 13 million pounds sterling; by the 1870s it reached 40 million; and on the eve of World War I, it was over 60 million despite the loss of most of Turkey's Balkan lands.

75. The Quaker Economist #86 - Marshall Plan For Iraq? The Marshall Plan rules also disrupted normal trade relationships and ignored the The Greek economy, already struggling with government regulations, http://tqe.quaker.org/2003/TQE086-EN-MarshallPlan.html

Letter #86 tqe.quaker.org 22 October 2003 A Marshall Plan for Iraq? by Asa Janney Dear Friends, The Marshall Plan began in April 1948 when Congress passed the Economic Cooperation Act. Eventually, $13 billion in various kinds of aid for Western Europe over four years was distributed by the Economic Cooperation Administration (ECA). Many have claimed that this aid sparked the economic recovery of European countries, that it encouraged free enterprise, and boosted the American economy. Also, it is said to have done all this without becoming a toy of U.S. special interest groups. I doubt all these claims. The first reason is that the levels of aid provided by the Marshall Plan were small, never exceeding five percent of the GNP of the receiving countries. Second, if the Marshall Plan aid had caused economic recovery, the countries that received relatively large amounts, such as Austria and Greece, would recover faster, but in fact they took the longest. Meanwhile, France, Italy, and West Germany started to recover before getting help from the Marshall Plan. The real hindrance to economic recovery in Europe was bad economic policies. In most of the countries they occupied, the Nazis had imposed strict economic controls. Oddly enough, these controls were maintained after the war by either the restored governments or the Allied occupation authorities. In each case, rapid economic recovery took place only after the controls had been abolished.

76. India - Greece Economic And Commercial Relations The fourth meeting of the IndoGreek Joint Economic Committee was held in trade. greece’s global exports in 2002 were US$ 12.6 billion and imports US$ http://www.ficci.com/ficci/international/countries/Greece/greececommercialrelati

INTERNATIONAL India - Greece Economic and Commercial Relations Greek Economy Greece is among the smallest of the economies in the European Union with a population of 10.7 million. The basis of Greek economy is agriculture, tourism and shipping. Greece has enjoyed fairly strong growth over the past few years with relatively low inflation. Greece’s GDP in 2002 was US$203 billion and real GDP growth 4%. For 2003 the real GDP growth was estimated at 3.7% with inflation at 3.1%. Indo-Greek Economic Relations Trade Indian export to Greece in 2002 amounted to US$ 177.2 million and imports from Greece US$ 123.3 million. US$ Million Year Export from India Import from Greece Total trade turnover The main items of Indian exports are marine products, cotton yarn, fabrics, transport equipment, coffee, dyes/intermediates and coal tar chemicals, sesame and niger seeds, handicrafts, RMG cotton and accessories, leather garments, cashew, machinery and instruments, meat and preparations, plastic and linoleum products, fresh fruit and leather footwear.

77. Ministry Of Trade And Economic Development The specific weight of industry in the structure of GDP made 21.5%, The Ministryof trade and economic development of RA introduced to the Government of http://www.minted.am/en/2003_stat.html

Home About Jobs Links ... Archive STATISTICS Analysis of the main indexes characterizing the economic development of RA up to 2003 1. Gross domestic product (GDP) The stable growth rate of gross domestic product was retained also in 2003. As compared to the same period of the previous year when the index was 1357.3 billion AMD GDP of 1618.3 billion AMD was produced, providing 13.9% growth as compared to 2002 when the index was 12.9%. The index-deflator of GDP made 104.7%, as compared to the same period of the previous year when the figure was 102.3%. GDP per capita in made 871 USD, as compared to 2002 when the index was 736.7 USD. Growth tends of a number of calculation indexes speak of positive changes in the economy. Particularly, the corelation of positive incomes of population and GDP made 71.9% in 2003, as compared to 1998, when the index was 61.4%, and the corelation of expenses of population and GDP made 71.6% as compared to 61.2%. Due to the implementation of measures aimed at increasing export volumes considerable positive change of export/GDP corelation is registered: in 2003 it made 24.3%, as compared to 1998, when the index was 11.7%. Positive changes took place also in the structure of GDP. The dynamics and structure of GDP production by the key basic branches of economy (January-September in percents) Index description

78. Economy Of Greece: Information From Answers.com economy of greece The Greek economy is growing fast after the greece remainsa net importer of industrial and capital goods, foodstuffs, and petroleum. http://www.answers.com/topic/economy-of-greece

showHide_TellMeAbout2('false'); Business Entertainment Games Health ... More... On this page: Wikipedia Mentioned In Or search: - The Web - Images - News - Blogs - Shopping Economy of Greece Wikipedia Economy of Greece The Greek economy is growing fast after the implementation of stabilization policies in recent years. Greece remains a net importer of industrial and capital goods, foodstuffs, and petroleum . Leading exports are manufactured goods, food and beverages, petroleum products, cement , chemicals, and pharmaceuticals Recent economic history The development of the modern Greek economy began in the late and early centuries with the adoption of social and industrial legislation and protective tariffs and the creation of the first industrial enterprises. Industry at the turn of the century consisted primarily of food processing, shipbuilding, and the manufacture of textiles and simple consumer products. Greece achieved high rates of growth in the late and early due to large foreign investments. In the mid- , Greece suffered declines in its GDP growth rate, ratio of investment to GDP, and productivity, and real labor costs and oil prices rose. In

79. ELKE E-News Bilateral trade drives GreekRussian economic relations and has significantly which are active mainly in the fields of trade, agriculture, industry, http://www.elke.gr/newsletter/newsletter.asp?nid=363&id=399&lang=1

80. Technical Notes Some industries that are not included in the NAICS definition of 1999 andtrade and trade economic group share economic group share Brazil 1.5 greece .1 http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ichcc.tn.htm

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