The Athens-based company currently at the center of scrutiny over alleged Chinese capital control violations linked with residency visa-granting property purchases in Greece on Thursday decried what it called inaccurate information and malicious comments against it.
Destiny Investment, established and owned by Greek executive Evangelos Papaevangelou, noted the “obvious goal for certain parties” is to create confusion in public opinion and to undermine the company’s reputation.
An economic prosecutor has been ordered to carry out a preliminary investigation into the case, while National Bank of Greece on Wednesday said it has stopped the POS transfer of funds between China and the company, while also notifying authorities.
Papaevangelou’s resignation from the board of retailer Jumbo was accepted on Wednesday. The latter, one of the biggest toy and children’s retailers in SE Europe, also issued an announcement saying it has no involvement whatsoever in its former vice-president’s other business activity.
Read more at naftemporiki.gr
RELATED TOPICS: Greece, Greek tourism news, Tourism in Greece, Greek islands, Hotels in Greece, Travel to Greece, Greek destinations , Greek travel market, Greek tourism statistics, Greek tourism report
Photo Source: Wikimedia Commons Copyright: Marcus Cyron License: CC-BY-SA
