Greece is scheduled to compete at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. As the progenitor nation of the Olympic Games and in keeping with tradition, Greece will enter first, leading the Parade of Nations during the opening ceremony at the Maracana Stadium.
More information here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece_at_the_2016_Summer_Olympics
“It is humbling to realize how much in common you have with people who were away from their country each for different reasons and at different stages in their life,” said Greek professional actress and theater scholar Vicki Koumoutsi, who currently lives in Dubai.
The actress wanted to find a way to express herself through the arts while also promoting Greek theatrical culture in the United Arab Emirates. Therefore, she created a theatrical group called “Scenes and Skenes” in Dubai, which consists of amateur actors.
“The theater and more generally art, has the magical ability to become the thread that binds us allowing us to maintain our cultural identity while providing entertainment and projecting our Greek culture,” she explained.
Dubai currently hosts many Greeks who work under difficult conditions but garner good wages. The group is an outlet, a means of entertainment, both for the Greek Diaspora members and for the Arabs who attend their performances.
All group members wish to bring a smile to people’s face through their art, so they are supporting the nonprofit organization Emfasis Foundation. The organization was the brainchild of a group of Greek expatriates, who sought to give immediate and effective solutions to growing social problems like homelessness, lack of medical insurance, one-parent families, as well as to support the fight against child labor.
The group’s first theatrical season kicked off on November 7 in Dubai at Ductac theater with the comedy play “Dad…don’t die again on a Friday” by Alexandros Rigas and Dimitrios Apostolou.
In the elections held during the 29th Assembly of the International Maritime Organization (IMO) on Friday, 27 November 2015, in London, Greece was re-elected to the IMO Council for 2016-2017, in category A; that is, the ten member states with the largest merchant fleets.
Greece’s re-election to the IMO Council is a very positive development that reaffirms Greece’s pivotal role in global shipping issues, reflects its active presence, for decades now, in the global shipping sector, and is very important for the promotion of the interests of Greek shipping internationally.
For the 17th year, a major international Forum on Investing in Greece is taking place in New York City on Monday, December 14th, 2015 organized in cooperation with the New York Stock Exchange and major global banks.
We invite you to join the Forum – institutional investors can also request 1×1 meetings with government officials and company management.
There is no charge to attend for qualified attendees. Registration is by Invitation Only.
THE FORUM FEATURES:
Four Greek Government Ministers,
Eight global investment banks, (Senior executives from: Citi, BNP Paribas, Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, Goldman Sachs, Merrill Lynch Bank of America, Mizuho, UBS)
Senior representatives from the International Monetary Fund, the European Commission, the European Central Bank and the European Stability Mechanism,
Top US investors including Paulson & Co, WL Ross & Co, York Capital, Calamos Investments,
Corporate CEOs from Greece and the United States including senior executives from the three Greek Banks
There are several panel discussions focusing on the developments and outlook of the Greek Economy and business and investment opportunities in the country. Greece has been going through a time of unprecedented difficulty and change, as the country restructures its economy and strives to embark on a period of renewed growth and stability. A lot of progress has been achieved, but there are still significant challenges ahead. Developments in Greece have far reaching implications for the European Union and the global economy.
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