Demetrios Pogkas

London

Data and Visual Reporter at Bloomberg News

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Articles

Ukraine Rebuilds Its Energy Grid With Lessons From the Frontline

2 weeks ago | bloomberg.com | Olesia Safronova |Volodymyr Verbianyi |Krishna Karra |Demetrios Pogkas

By Olesia SafronovaVolodymyr VerbianyiKrishna KarraDemetrios PogkasJulia Janicki May 23, 2025 On the day of the full-scale invasion, Victoria Polkovnikova took one of the last trolleybuses into Kharkiv. Others were fleeing west as Russian forces advanced towards the city, but Polkovnikova felt she had to be at her post, an electrical substation in the center. As rockets and bombs fell, she tried to keep the equipment running. The first few days were terrifying, said Polkovnikova.
DOGE Risks a New $5 Billion Headache for Struggling US Landlords

Feb 28, 2025 | news.bloombergtax.com | Ann Choi |Natalie Wong |Dina Katgara |Demetrios Pogkas |Marie Patino

On a two-mile stretch of Washington, DC, lies evidence of the pain coming for the already beleaguered US commercial real estate market. The Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency says it has canceled at least four leases in the area. Another three buildings nearby rank among the government’s most expensive office leases expiring this year — making them potential targets for cuts.
DOGE Risks a New $5 Billion Headache for Struggling US Landlords

Feb 28, 2025 | news.bloomberglaw.com | Ann Choi |Natalie Wong |Dina Katgara |Demetrios Pogkas |Marie Patino

On a two-mile stretch of Washington, DC, lies evidence of the pain coming for the already beleaguered US commercial real estate market. The Trump administration’s Department of Government Efficiency says it has canceled at least four leases in the area. Another three buildings nearby rank among the government’s most expensive office leases expiring this year — making them potential targets for cuts.
DOGE Risks a New $5 Billion Headache for Struggling US Landlords

Feb 28, 2025 | bloomberg.com | Ann Choi |Natalie Wong |Dina Katgara |Demetrios Pogkas

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Banker Bonuses Turn Into ‘Scratch-Off Ticket’ With Stock Swings

Jan 30, 2025 | news.bloombergtax.com | Phil Kuntz |Demetrios Pogkas

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Banker Bonuses Turn Into ‘Scratch-Off Ticket’ With Stock Swings

Jan 30, 2025 | news.bloomberglaw.com | Phil Kuntz |Demetrios Pogkas

Picture this: It’s Wall Street bonus season. The year is 2022. A Goldman Sachs Group Inc. trader is handed $100,000 in deferred stock. Her uptown rival at Bank of America Corp. is given an identical award on the very same day. Now, three years on those awards have fully vested with wildly divergent results: The Goldman staffer would have been able to clear more than $113,000. The Bank of America trader, though, would have netted less than $83,000.
How Much Is Your Wall Street Bonus Really Worth?

Jan 30, 2025 | bloomberg.com | Phil Kuntz |Demetrios Pogkas |Jennifer Surane

Share this articlePicture this: It’s Wall Street bonus season. The year is 2022. A Goldman Sachs Group Inc. trader is handed $100,000 in deferred stock. Her uptown rival at Bank of America Corp. is given an identical award on the very same day. Now, three years on those awards have fully vested with wildly divergent results: The Goldman staffer would have been able to clear more than $113,000. The Bank of America trader, though, would have netted less than $83,000.
Analysis of Rachel Reeves’ New Tax, Spending Measures

Oct 30, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Joe Mayes |Demetrios Pogkas |Tom Rees |Andre Tartar

By Joe Mayes Demetrios Pogkas Tom Rees Andre Tartar October 30, 2024 Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves delivered a massive package of tax hikes alongside plans to ramp up public investment in a historic first budget that aimed to revive the UK economy — but fell short of delivering a major boost to its growth prospects.
Companies Ditch Junk Carbon Offsets While New Buyers Step In

Oct 24, 2024 | news.bloombergtax.com | Akshat Rathi |Demetrios Pogkas

Delta Airlines Inc. has for the past few years been among the biggest corporate buyers of carbon offsets. That demand — from airlines, energy companies, automakers and logistics firms — drove forecasts of a market worth hundreds of billions of dollars in the coming years. But after strong pushback from experts, Delta is now among a growing list of major companies that have ended purchases of these cheap credits.
Carbon Offsets See Falling Demand but COP29 May Open New Market

Oct 23, 2024 | bloomberg.com | Akshat Rathi |Demetrios Pogkas

Delta Airlines Inc. has for the past few years been among the biggest corporate buyers of carbon offsets. That demand — from airlines, energy companies, automakers and logistics firms — drove forecasts of a market worth hundreds of billions of dollars in the coming years. But after strong pushback from experts, Delta is now among a growing list of major companies that have ended purchases of these cheap credits.