IMF interesting latest

 

(Credit: IMF/Adobe Stock) Dear maria, Advanced economies are contending with several major long-term structural changes that will affect the way monetary policy is conducted. These ongoing changes include the green transition, remote work, de-globalization, and the rise of central bank digital currency. A recent article in F&D’s Picture This series looks at how long-term trends will affect the natural level of interest rates and how monetary policy is transmitted. Read the full article F&D: New Directions for Monetary Policy The latest edition of F&D Magazine focuses on New Directions for Monetary Policy. Authors include Gita Gopinath, Raghuram Rajan, Markus Brunnermeier, Masaaki Shirakawa, Christoffer Koch, Greg Kaplan, Giancarlo Corsetti, Michael Weber, Claudio Borio, and many more. Want to get a print copy delivered to your home or office? Click here to subscribe   Have Your Say What do you think of this article? Please write to us directly and let us know your thoughts. We would love to hear from you. Nick Owen Senior Editor F&D Magazine nowen@IMF.org

ΟΒΑΜΑ's latest news

 

Hi there, This past weekend, volunteers from across Chicago joined us for an Earth Day clean up in three South Side parks, right in the backyard of the future Obama Presidential Center.  Change starts with everyday people taking action – whether that’s neighbors joining together to beautify their communities, or our Leaders across the world who are tackling climate change and helping preserve our planet through their innovative approaches. You, too, can take action right now by supporting these efforts with a donation to the Obama Foundation. Supporters like you make this work possible, so we have to ask: Will you donate today so we can continue to empower everyday people to change the world?   It’s on all of us to protect the one planet we’ve got, and with your support, we’ll be able to reach even more leaders to help them create long-lasting positive change. Please, donate today so we can continue this important work. Thank you,  –The Obama Foundation       Donate to empower rising leaders bringing hope to their communities. DONATE

Παρουσίαση από τον Πρωθυπουργό Κυριάκο Μητσοτάκη, Προγράμματος Διακυβέρνησης Ν.Δ. 2023-2027

 Αθήνα, 26 Απριλίου 2023

Παρουσίαση από τον Πρωθυπουργό και Πρόεδρο της Νέας Δημοκρατίας Κυριάκο Μητσοτάκη

του Προγράμματος Διακυβέρνησης της Νέας Δημοκρατίας 2023-2027

Καλώς ήρθατε στην παρουσίαση του προγράμματος της επόμενης τετραετίας της Νέας Δημοκρατίας. Σήμερα, θα επιχειρήσουμε να κάνουμε κάτι διαφορετικό από τις συνηθισμένες παρουσιάσεις, τις συνηθισμένες ομιλίες, έναν κατάλογο μέτρων. Σπανίως, ξέρετε, αυτά τα προγράμματα διαβάζονται από τους πολίτες.

Θα επιχειρήσω, λοιπόν, σήμερα να σας πω μία ιστορία, πώς οραματίζομαι την Ελλάδα σε τέσσερα χρόνια, μία ιστορία η οποία ξεκίνησε πριν από τέσσερα χρόνια, όταν βάλαμε ουσιαστικά τα θεμέλια για την Ελλάδα την οποία οραματιζόμαστε.

Νομίζω ότι ακούσαμε με πολύ ενδιαφέρον τις -πιστεύω- αντικειμενικές τοποθετήσεις πέντε νέων ανθρώπων, οι οποίοι μας περιέγραψαν τα σημαντικά βήματα προόδου τα οποία έχουν γίνει αλλά και τα μεγάλα άλματα τα οποία πρέπει να γίνουν, έτσι ώστε η πατρίδα μας να γίνει πραγματικά μία ευρωπαϊκή χώρα.

NATO latest

 

Secretary General: “Luxembourg is at the forefront of NATO’s innovation agenda” NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg welcomed Prime Minister Xavier Bettel to NATO Headquarters on Thursday (27 April 2023), praising Luxembourg for its role “at the forefront of NATO’s innovation agenda, leading our work on space surveillance and investing in critical satellite capabilities.” Mr Stoltenberg also thanked the Prime Minister for Luxembourg’s contribution to NATO’s multinational battlegroup in Romania, and for the country’s strong support to the Alliance’s climate change and security agenda. Click here for the joint press conference by the NATO Secretary General and the Prime Minister of Luxembourg, as well as the Q&A session with journalists.  Click here for the webstory and the transcript of the press conference by the NATO Secretary General.

The Czech Army helps to train Ukrainian soldiers in Czechia At the Libavá training area in Czechia, Ukrainian soldiers have been undergoing an intensive four-week training course in mechanised infantry operations, overseen by instructors from the Czech Army’s 72nd Mechanised Battalion. Czechia has joined several other NATO Allies in training soldiers from the Ukrainian Armed Forces, which are defending their country against Russia’s unprovoked invasion in February 2022. The course is designed to prepare the Ukrainian soldiers for active duty upon their return to Ukraine, as their country continues to uphold its right to self-defence enshrined in the United Nations Charter. Click here to download the b-roll. Footage includes shots of Ukrainian soldiers firing machine guns, rocket-propelled grenade launchers and treating simulated battlefield casualties while being overseen by Czech Army instructors. It also includes interviews with a Czech Army instructor and Michal Voltr, Commander of the Czech Army’s 72nd Mechanised Battalion. NATO Secretary General meets with the Prime Minister of Georgia NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg met with Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili at NATO Headquarters on Thursday (25 April 2023) for talks about strengthening the NATO-Georgia partnership. Click here for the joint press statements by the NATO Secretary General and the Prime Minister of Georgia. Click here for the webstory and the transcript of the press statement by NATO Secretary General.

Επίσκεψη Πρωθυπουργού Κυριάκου Μητσοτάκη στο βιομηχανικό συγκρότημα Sunlight και στα Θερμοκήπια Θράκης στην Ξάνθη

27 Απριλίου 2023


Ο Πρωθυπουργός Κυριάκος Μητσοτάκης επισκέφθηκε το μεσημέρι το βιομηχανικό συγκρότημα παραγωγής μπαταριών και ανάπτυξης τεχνολογιών αποθήκευσης ενέργειας του Ομίλου Sunlight, στην Ξάνθη, και τη μονάδα υδροπονικής καλλιέργειας κηπευτικών προϊόντων των Θερμοκηπίων Θράκης.

«Είχα την ευκαιρία να δω ένα μικρό τμήμα μιας τεράστιας παραγωγικής μονάδος, η οποία βρίσκεται στην κορυφή της καινοτομίας. Χαίρομαι ιδιαίτερα όταν βλέπω ελληνικές εταιρείες οι οποίες διακρίνονται στο εξωτερικό, είναι κυρίαρχες σε εξειδικευμένες αγορές τις οποίες έχουν επιλέξει, μπορούν και προσελκύουν ανθρώπινο δυναμικό υψηλοτάτου επιπέδου», τόνισε ο Κυριάκος Μητσοτάκης απευθυνόμενος στους εργαζόμενους του Ομίλου Sunlight.

«Ένα πράγμα θέλω να γνωρίζετε: εμείς θα κάνουμε το καλύτερο δυνατό ώστε τέτοιου είδους επιχειρηματικές πρωτοβουλίες να λαμβάνουν τη μέγιστη δυνατή ευρωπαϊκή στήριξη. Υπάρχουν, όπως ξέρετε, σημαντικά χρηματοδοτικά εργαλεία, αλλά υπάρχει και η διάθεση της Ελληνικής Κυβέρνησης να στηρίζει την καινοτομία, την εξωστρέφεια. Επιχειρήσεις, όπως η Sunlight, οι οποίες μπορεί μεν να εξάγουν τελικό προϊόν σε παραπάνω από εκατό χώρες, εισάγουν όμως κιόλας, ανθρώπινο δυναμικό, επαναπατρίζοντας νέους ανθρώπους οι οποίοι έφυγαν στο εξωτερικό τα χρόνια της κρίσης και τώρα αντιλαμβάνονται ότι μπορούν να γυρίσουν στην πατρίδα μας, σε εξαιρετικές δουλειές, καλοπληρωμένες δουλειές και να μπορούν να δημιουργήσουν στον τόπο τους, χωρίς να χρειάζεται κατ’ ανάγκη να ξενιτευτούν για να μπορέσουν να έχουν μια καλή επαγγελματική διαδρομή», πρόσθεσε ο Πρωθυπουργός.

«Οι Ανανεώσιμες Πηγές Ενέργειας μπορούν να κάνουν τη μεγάλη διαφορά μόνο αν λύσουμε -αν κόψουμε μάλλον- τον Γόρδιο δεσμό της αποθήκευσης ενέργειας, διότι προφανώς δεν έχουμε συνέχεια λιακάδα και δεν φυσάει κάθε μέρα. Άρα η αποθήκευση ενέργειας, αποκτά κομβική σημασία για να αυξήσουμε τη δυνατότητα διείσδυσης των ΑΠΕ στο μείγμα παραγωγής ηλεκτρικής ενέργειας.

Η ενημέρωση από τον Κυβερνητικό Εκπρόσωπο Άκη Σκέρτσο

 ΚΥΒΕΡΝΗΤΙΚΟΣ ΕΚΠΡΟΣΩΠΟΣ

27/04/2023

Καλημέρα σε όλες και όλους.

Χρειάστηκαν μόλις πέντε ημέρες από την προκήρυξη των εκλογών για να καταρρεύσουν τα φληναφήματα περί προοδευτικής διακυβέρνησης και να φανεί τελικά ότι οι θιασώτες της απλής αναλογικής και των -έτσι χωρίς πρόγραμμα- κυβερνήσεων συνεργασίας είναι απλώς θιασώτες της ακυβερνησίας και της παραλυσίας. Παρακολουθούμε όλες αυτές τις μέρες μια Βαβέλ, ένα θέατρο του παραλόγου, το οποίο αναδεικνύει γιατί είναι επικίνδυνο να πάμε  στην κάλπη της 21ης Μαΐου με χαλαρή ψήφο.

Από τη μια βλέπουμε τον κ. Τσίπρα και τα στελέχη του ΣΥΡΙΖΑ, μετά την αρχική αφωνία τους για το «σχέδιο Δήμητρα» του πιθανού παλιού -νέου εταίρου τους Γιάνη Βαρουφάκη, να εφευρίσκουν από 24ωρο σε 24ωρο και ένα καινούργιο μοντέλο για την «προοδευτική διακυβέρνηση»: πότε την βαφτίζουν «Κυβέρνηση των ηττημένων», την άλλη μέρα «Κυβέρνηση των νικητών», την ονειρεύονται με τον Βαρουφάκη και το σχέδιο Δήμητρα-δραχμή ή χωρίς τον Βαρουφάκη αλλά με την ανοχή του, άλλοτε την θέλουν με το ΠΑΣΟΚ ή με τη στήριξη του ΠΑΣΟΚ ή και με την ανοχή του ΚΚΕ που ζητάει ασύντακτη έξοδο από την Ε.Ε. και ταυτόχρονα  εντίμως χαρακτηρίζει όλο αυτό το αλαλούμ περί προοδευτικής διακυβέρνησης με μια λέξη: «μούφα».

Από την άλλη βλέπουμε τον αρχηγό του ΠΑΣΟΚ να θέτει ως «κόκκινη» απαράβατη γραμμή τη μη συνεργασία με τον κ. Μητσοτάκη, τον κ. Τσίπρα και τον κ. Βαρουφάκη και να υπονοεί ουσιαστικά ότι κατάλληλος για την πρωθυπουργία είναι μόνο ο αρχηγός του τρίτου κόμματος ή κάποιος «άγνωστος Χ» που θα προκύψει από παρασκηνιακά μαγειρέματα. Αυτά δεν είναι σοβαρά πράγματα.

EUROGROUP-COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN UNION,latest

 

Meetings Tuesday 25 April 2023

● Eurogroup   25/04/2023 13:57 | MEETING | Agenda highlights - Eurogroup, 28 April 2023   The Eurogroup will follow-up on progress with the work on the banking union and take stock of macroeconomic and financial stability developments. Ministers will also exchange views on the capital markets union following a debrief by the Eurogroup president on the Euro Summit of March. Furthermore, ministers will prepare for the upcoming G7 meeting of finance ministers and central bank governors in May. Eurogroup Eurogroup, 28 April 2023 Agenda highlights Banking union and banking sector developments Macroeconomic and financial developments

 

AHEPA E-News Volume 17, Issue 17 | Wednesday, April 26, 2023

AHEPA Family Leadership Excursion Commences

Supreme President Jimmy Kokotas kicked-off the annual AHEPA Family Leadership Excursion with a visit to Brussels, Belgium, for meetings at the European Union and NATO with representatives of Greece, Cyprus, and the United States, as well as with Ahepans from Brussels, April 21. District 28 Governor Dimosthenis Mammonas assisted with the coordination of the meeting schedule. Supreme Treasurer E. Chris Kaitson and Supreme Counselor Themistocles Frangos accompanied Supreme President Kokotas on this leg of the excursion.

They continued to Germany for a mass initiation held by Achilleas Chapter 624, Stuttgart, and a dinner hosted by Daughters of Penelope MeTera Chapter 425. AHEPA is positioned to grow in Germany with Hellenic communities from three cities strongly interested in chartering chapters. Following a successful visit to Germany, Supreme President Kokotas, Supreme Treasurer Kaitson, and Supreme Counselor Frangos visited Thessaloniki and met with Thessaloniki-area Ahepans. At the Ecumenical Patriarchate, Supreme President Kokotas led a larger AHEPA family delegation, including Daughters of Penelope Grand President Georgette Boulegeris and Maids of Athena Grand President Maria Ana Pantelous, in an audience with His All-Holiness Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew I, on April 23.

"We are deeply grateful to Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew for the generous amount of time he afforded to our delegation," Supreme President Kokotas said. “The AHEPA family remains steadfast in its support for religious freedom and human rights of the Ecumenical Patriarchate and all religious minorities in Turkey. We will not cease our efforts until these fundamental rights are in place and the Ecumenical Patriarchate is allowed to flourish." The delegation also attended church services on the Feast Day of St. George at the Cathedral of St. George at the Phanar. The delegation arrived in Cyprus on April 24 and attended a briefing with U.S. Ambassador to the Republic of Cyprus Julie Fisher, who started her post on February 21, 2023. Supreme President Kokotas led the discussion that centered enhancing U.S.-Cyprus relations.

“It was a sincere pleasure to meet and personally congratulate Ambassador Fisher,” Kokotas said. “We appreciated her time, thank her for a productive meeting, and stand ready to assist the ambassador in her mission to Cyprus.” The delegation also met with newly elected President of the Republic of Cyprus Nikos Christodoulides on April 25. He took office on February 28, 2023. “We conveyed our heartfelt congratulations to President Christodoulides and had a fruitful meeting,” Kokotas said. “We reiterated our firm commitment to keep the Cyprus issue at the forefront and to playing a key role in the strengthening of relations between the United States and Cyprus. We were also excited to share our initial plans to host our first-ever Supreme Convention in Cyprus in 2024.” Additional meetings on April 25 were held with Defense Minister Michalis Giorgallas, the chief of the Cypriot National Guard, Lt. Gen. Dimokritos Zervakis, and an audience and luncheon with with His Beatitude Archbishop Georgios of Nea Justiniana and All Cyprus, who was enthroned in January 2023.

“We were deeply grateful for the generous hospitality afforded us by Archbishop Georgios,” Kokotas said. “We also congratulated His Beatitude and were honored to be with him for such a long time.”

The delegation also paid its respects at the Tomb of Makedonitissa, a war memorial and military cemetery, where Supreme President Kokotas laid a wreath. In addition to Supreme President Kokotas, the members of the delegation who participated at various legs thus far include: Daughters of Penelope Grand President Georgette Boulegeris, Maids of Athena Grand President Maria Ana Pantelous, Canadian President Emmanuel Constans, Chairman of the Board Nicholas Karacostas, PSP; DOP Past Grand President Kathy Bizoukas, Supreme Secretary Savas Tsivicos, Supreme Treasurer E. Chris Kaitson, Supreme Counselor Themistocles Frangos, Supreme Governor Region 10 Yiannis Mitropoulos, DOP Regional Liaison Mara Sofianou, District 27 Governor George Kallenos, District 28 Governor Dimosthenis Mammonas, Executive Director Basil Mossaidis, and DOP Executive Director Elena Saviolakis.

MOA & SOP Scholarships Available

The scholarship application process for AHEPA's youth organizations, the Sons of Pericles and Maids of Athena, has opened! Members in good standing of each organization are eligible to apply. Applicants for the 2022-2023 Sons of Pericles scholarships are eligible to win one of three available scholarships awards: AHEPA Housing SOP Scholarship Award for US $1,500 SOP Supreme President Scholarship Award for US $1,000 SOP Supreme Lodge Scholarship Award for US $500  Applications for the SOP Scholarship must be postmarked by June 16, 2023.

APPLY FOR THE SOP SCHOLARSHIP

Applicants for the 2022-2023 Maids of Athena scholarships are eligible to win one of three available scholarship awards: Archbishop Demetrios Scholarship $ 500 Past Executive Director of AHEPA Tim Maniatis Memorial Scholarship $1,000 National Maids of Athena Scholarship $ 1,000 Applications for the MOA Scholarship must be postmarked by May 31, 2023.

APPLY FOR THE MOA SCHOLARSHIP

Mavroyannis Scholarship Application Opens

AHEPA Educational Foundation Chairman George Vorkas, on behalf of Supreme President Kokotas, is pleased to announce its continued partnership with the Mavroyannis Family to offer the Constantine and Patricia Mavroyannis Scholarship. The Constantine and Patricia Mavroyannis Scholarship is open to graduate students who are either Greek or of Greek heritage and are enrolled in a PhD program in either theoretical physics or physical chemistry in the Faculty of Science at a North American university. The scholarship is in the amount of $5,000 and will be awarded in the fall semester. Thanks to the generosity of Dr. Constantine and Mrs. Patricia Mavroyannis, this scholarship recognizes scholastic achievement and an interest and commitment to studying theoretical physics or physical chemistry by providing financial assistance to Hellenic graduate students to pursue their studies in these fields.

Learn More & Apply Here!

It's a New Congress! Help Grow the Hellenic Caucus

The 118th Congress is underway. AHEPA congratulates the newly established leadership of the bipartisan Congressional Caucus on Hellenic Issues: U.S. Reps. Gus M. Bilirakis (R-FL) and Chris Pappas (D-NH), who are serving as co-chairs. We are also excited to see the Caucus establish vice chair positions and congratulate U.S. Reps. Dina Titus (D-NV) and Nicole Malliotakis (R-NY), who serve in that role. We look forward to working with the Caucus’s leadership, and the entire Caucus body, to help it meet its goals and objectives for the 118th Congress.   The AHEPA family can assist the Hellenic Caucus by helping it to grow. Membership stands at 90 U.S. representatives.

View the Caucus membership list (Updated 4/18/23)  Please review the list. If you do not see your U.S. representative listed, reach out to ahepa@ahepa.org to learn how to contact your U.S. representative and to ask them to join. Thank you.

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Get it while it lasts! AHEPA centennial commemorative merchandise is available that includes a commemorative coin and stand and decanter set. Years of service and chapter officer pins, award plaques, and AHEPA t-shirts, watches, patches, and more!  Check it all out in the AHEPA Marketplace catalog.

Upcoming Events & Deadlines

April  30 | New York Greek Independence Day Parade May 1 | Deadline: Summer 2023 The Ahepan magazine 19 | SOP & MOA Greeks in Denver

Greek American News Digest  Editor's Note: Editorials, commentaries, opinion pieces, and articles are shared for information purposes only and do not necessarily reflect the views or policy positions of the Order of AHEPA, its affiliated organizations, and members Eleni Kounalakis first to launch campaign for California governor in 2026 Politico (April 24) California Lt. Gov. Eleni Kounalakis on Monday launched her campaign to become the first woman governor of the nation’s most populous state, pushing out ahead of what’s expected to be a sprawling field in 2026. read more Campaign for Greek election begins with dissolved parliament AP (April 22) The campaign for Greece’s May 21 national election officially opened Saturday with the dissolution of the parliament that was elected in July 2019. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis met with President Katerina Sakellaropoulou to propose the dissolution and she accepted it, as obliged by the Constitution of Greece. Mitsotakis said that with less than three months before lawmakers’ four-year terms were due to end, next month’s voting does not count as an early election. read more How agritourism is giving a helping hand on Greece’s farms The Guardian (April 24) A burgeoning farm holidays movement on the Peloponnese lets producers make extra income while offering visitors a glimpse of the country’s slower side. read more Why this rusting industrial city could be Greece's next tourism hotspot CNN (April 20) Perched on a hill facing the crystal-clear sea waters of Greece’s Saronic Gulf, ancient Eleusis stood in full splendor over 3,000 years ago, attracting the powerful, the famous and the curious. One of the most sacred cities of its time, its gleaming marble temples promised an entry point to the underworld and insight to its mysteries. read more Diamandis: The Greek American Entrepreneur Launches an $11-Million Contest to Help the World Beat Wildfires AMNA.gr (April 24) As the world grapples with the increasingly severe impact of climate change, one of the most pressing challenges we face is the devastating rise of forest fires. From Greece to California, extreme wildfires have been wreaking havoc on communities and ecosystems, while traditional firefighting techniques simply have not managed to keep pace with the intensity and frequency of this new reality. read more Now Available!