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Sep<\/div>
01<\/div><\/div>

\u201cPinocchio\u201d vs \u201cConservative Greek Zorba\u201d: The first elections of Greece once the fairytale has ended<\/a><\/h4>
– “If I see the lion, I will beat him so much, that he will not find his way back home…” said the rabbit to its ecstatic followers. – “Can you really beat the lion?” – “Why not? I have the power, all of you support me, I will show him that we are many  [more]<\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Apr<\/div>
23<\/div><\/div>

Greece: Hope vs. Tough Reality: 1 \u2013 5. The last 69 days of Greece as we know it<\/a><\/h4>
You can also check: Greece: Hope vs Tough Reality: 0 – 1: Can Paolo Coehlo be proved right? Greece: Hope vs Tough Reality: 0 – 2: A dance floor covered by broken plates awaits Tsipras and Varoufakis to dance The plane has a car in its back and it is flying up in the sky  [more]<\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Feb<\/div>
06<\/div><\/div>

Greece: \u201cHope\u201d vs Tough Reality: 0 \u2013 2. A dance floor covered with broken plates awaits for Tsipras and Varoufakis to dance<\/a><\/h4>
(following the article regarding the most critical February of recent Greek history) While clubs all around the world are more or less the same, Greeks traditionally enjoy their music in “clubs” structured differently. Their unique “bouzoukia” is a combination of concert, restaurant and club. A singer singing live, a large dance floor and the clients  [more]<\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Feb<\/div>
02<\/div><\/div>

Greece, February 2015: \u201cHope\u201d vs. Tough Reality: Can Paulo Coehlo be proved right?<\/a><\/h4>
October 1981. Athens, Constitution Square. In his historical speech, Andreas Papandreou, leader of the Socialist party PASOK promised to Greeks anything possible, whatever they could imagine. Hundreds of thousands were screaming “EOK kai NATO, to idio syndikato” (European Union and NATO represent the same syndicate), following Papandreou’s rhetoric of Greece abandoning its pro western orientation  [more]<\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Jan<\/div>
21<\/div><\/div>

10 years since I first came in Bucharest. Thank you Romania, thank you Romanians
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In October 2002, I was simultaneously in charge of many different political campaigns for local elections in Greece. Seems that God was generous with me and I won all of them (I worked a bit as well. Ok, a bit more). But instead of profiting, having so many “connections to power”, in 2003 an idea  [more]<\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Jan<\/div>
23<\/div><\/div>

2013: Maybe the most critical year for Romania during this decade<\/a><\/h4>
Last year Romania had a great chance to take advantage of neighbors’ problems and rise as an economic power in the South Eastern Europe. Instead, the vast majority of Romanian politicians did anything possible to spend the country’s potential and lose great ground. Finally, at the year-end, the atmosphere calmed and in the dawn of  [more]<\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Feb<\/div>
27<\/div><\/div>

Don\u2019t forget the business plan too!<\/a><\/h4>
  I found a leaflet a few days ago. It belongs to an NGO that is “training people to become entrepreneurs”. I read it carefully, especially because it was addressed to women. I was curious to find out what advice Romanian ladies receive, in order to enter the business world. Unfortunately I was disappointed. “You  [more]<\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Feb<\/div>
23<\/div><\/div>

A first lesson into Hedge Funds – How to Start a Hedge Fund<\/a><\/h4>
    source: HedgeFundBlogger.com  [more]<\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Feb<\/div>
22<\/div><\/div>

The list of RA \u2013 APPS properties for public tender<\/a><\/h4>
  The Autonomous Administration of State Patrimony published a list of properties which are offered through public tender. Below you will find the list and I remind you that I’m waiting for the day when all these properties (plus more that belong to the State) will be properly presented through a website, with photos and  [more]<\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Feb<\/div>
21<\/div><\/div>

The latest Greek joke about jobs\u2026<\/a><\/h4>
  A guy has 1 PhD, 2 Masters, plus he graduated from university with the highest mark. Trying to find  a job, he goes to the most crowded commercial boulevard of Athens, the famous Ermou street (the second most expensive in Athens, in the top 20 in the world, once no.6 most expensive in the  [more]<\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Dec<\/div>
09<\/div><\/div>

5 + 1 \u201clovely\u201d discoveries that I was lucky to experience in hotels during 2011<\/a><\/h4>
  Hello from Cluj. I came here yesterday, today I return to Bucharest and then fly to Timisoara. Tomorrow I return from Timisoara to Bucharest and on Sunday I’m going to fly to Thessaloniki, Greece. Yesterday in the plane I realized that not only do I have more than 75 flights this year, but I  [more]<\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Oct<\/div>
18<\/div><\/div>

The opinion of UBS about Greece (can it get that bad?)<\/a><\/h4>
  As the Greek problem continues occupying our lives, this evening I suggest you have a look at what UBS is saying. The multinational giant predicts that Greece will reach bankruptcy in the first quarter of 2012. Plus it has many other analyses that I find interesting for you to know. But an expert from  [more]<\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Oct<\/div>
05<\/div><\/div>

EXPO REAL, DAY 2. My video comment from EXPO REAL<\/a><\/h4>
  Hello to everyone from Munich! It is the first time in 5 years that I have come here in October and the temperature allows me to walk around without a coat! Unfortunately this… heat has not spread inside the halls of EXPO REAL as well and things here regarding Romania are a bit quiet   [more]<\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Oct<\/div>
05<\/div><\/div>

Expo Real – day 1: Video<\/a><\/h4>
EXPO REAL, the second most important Real Estate exhibition in Europe, after MIPIM, opened its gates today to more than 1.600 exhibitors and over 30.000 visitors from 35 countries (according to its organizers).  Following my company's… tradition, we are here this year as well, in order to promote Romania and the investments in this part  [more]<\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Sep<\/div>
26<\/div><\/div>

Greece\u2019s debt crisis odyssey (by BBC) and Germany\u2019s additional 5 trillion Euro debt<\/a><\/h4>
Some weeks ago I wrote to you about the new phase of the Greek crisis and the… “poker game” that has started since the beginning of September. You can read more here. As the problem evolves and news is added every single day, many of you keep on asking: “what will finally happen with Greece”  [more]<\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Sep<\/div>
20<\/div><\/div>

5 \u201cmisunderstandings\u201d about Greece that journalists love using<\/a><\/h4>
    When I first came to Romania, the majority of Romanian people knew very little about Greece. They liked it as a destination for their vacation and respected its cultural legacy and civilization. Of course they had an opinion about the country after having visited it, but it was more or less the same  [more]<\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Sep<\/div>
14<\/div><\/div>

8 Real Estate facts that I confirmed this summer<\/a><\/h4>
“Aaaaah, those summers… back in 2004 – 2007… they used to be a very busy time, with the prices changing from the moment you left for vacation till the time you got back. So many memories and experiences…” Actually this is one of the most important problems we have nowadays. Too many people remember the  [more]<\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Sep<\/div>
09<\/div><\/div>

Question & Answer of the day<\/a><\/h4>
    Q: I want to buy an apartment in Iasi. What should I know before buying it since I grew up in the country and don’t really know? Thank you to anyone that will offer assistance. A: I wrote an entire book about this! Tens of answers regarding all the aspects that you should  [more]<\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Sep<\/div>
08<\/div><\/div>

Q&A of the day<\/a><\/h4>
  Q: A question for Mr. Papageorgiadis: why do real estate agencies present the price for BUILT square meter and not for the useful surface? In the notary’s grid we are presented with the useful surface.  IP: When a developer sells an apartment, he sells the built surface. The client does not only buy the apartment  [more]<\/a><\/div><\/div>
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Sep<\/div>
07<\/div><\/div>

Question and Answer of the day<\/a><\/h4>
  Q: How can you evaluate a real estate agent’s professionalism on the first phone conversation? IP: Firstly, he has to answer the phone! There are many who, simply, do not do this … Afterwards: – Is he polite? – Is he arrogant? – Does he know the property you are interested in? – Does he  [more]<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>