Sotiris Leontaris

Sotiris Leontaris

Head of DIT, British Embassy Athens, focusing on the Embassy's commercial work

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9th December 2014 Athens, Greece

Sotiris Leontaris

by Sotiris Leontaris

Head of DIT, British Embassy Athens, focusing on the Embassy's commercial work

The 9th December is World Anti Corruption Day. Why does corruption matter?

The UN World Anti-Corruption Day is commemorated on 9 December. Some will argue that it is part of everyday life and present in every society. I personally disagree, as I believe that It erodes trust within societies –and particularly young people- between businesses and between nations. Corruption diverts resources from where they are most needed, […]

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23rd June 2014 Athens, Greece

Sotiris Leontaris

by Sotiris Leontaris

Head of DIT, British Embassy Athens, focusing on the Embassy's commercial work

Business opportunities as a way of putting Greece back on the exporting map

Guest blogger: Klio Panourgia, Assistant Trade Advisor, UKTI, British Embassy Athens One of the tasks undertaken almost on a daily basis by UKTI teams at posts is the identification and publication of Business Opportunities; these are opportunities that can lead directly to export business for UK companies and can range from general procurement notices to tenders […]

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20th December 2012 Athens, Greece

Sotiris Leontaris

by Sotiris Leontaris

Head of DIT, British Embassy Athens, focusing on the Embassy's commercial work

Four years in Athens: Reflecting on Commercial Affairs

Despite the economic crisis, Greece remains an important market for British goods and services.  Greece is the UK’s 39th largest export market and in 2011 bilateral trade in goods was worth £ 1.77 bn.  Although the value of UK exports of goods to Greece dropped, as a result of the continuing five year recession, Greece […]

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16th February 2012 Athens, Greece

Sotiris Leontaris

by Sotiris Leontaris

Head of DIT, British Embassy Athens, focusing on the Embassy's commercial work

Business is GREAT

The British Embassy always enjoyed a close relationship with the British Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and has been supportive of its objective to enhance trade relations between the two countries. To this end, for the second year running, the Embassy and the BHCC combined forces for this New Year reception and traditional pitta cutting which […]

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