“If you look at Greece, you will see a country that offers very interesting investment opportunities everywhere, in a multitude of sectors, not only in tourism, but also in sectors such as infrastructure, renewable energy, services and areas related to green and digital technologies. transitional period,” the Prime Minister emphasized yesterday, in particular. Mrs Mitsotakis during his speech at Greek-Japanese Business Conference which was organized at the offices of the Japan Foreign Trade Organization. JETRO in Tokyo.

“It is extremely important that we use every opportunity we have to bring Japanese and Greek companies together to explore mutually beneficial opportunities,” he added, adding immediately afterwards that “today there are many good reasons why a Japanese company would consider investment in Greece. It’s not just our unique geographic location at the crossroads of three continents. It’s not just that we offer access to the world’s largest single market. It is also due to the fact that our government is deeply committed to making the life and business activities of every foreign investor in Greece as easy and hassle-free as possible.”

At the same time, the Prime Minister expressed his confidence that his visit to Japan “generally provided an opportunity for Greek companies to establish contact with Japanese companies and explore mutually beneficial business opportunities.” I am convinced,” he added, “that this visit will change the facts concerning our bilateral relations with Japan.”

Mr. Mitsotakis made similar remarks while speaking at an event at the University of Tokyo hosted by the Graduate and Doctoral School of Public Policy. “The history of today’s Greece is one of dynamic economic transformation,” said the Prime Minister, among other things. We continue: “Greece has experienced a ten-year economic and, one might say, existential crisis. During the financial crisis, we lost almost a quarter of our GDP. We can say that the country suddenly “hit the bottom.” In this context, he referred to the provocations of the ND government. and continued: “Today, Greece is just one step away from regaining investment grade. This is very important because it will “open up” important new pools of funds that can be invested in the Greek economy. We expect growth close to 2%, despite many hardships and challenges, in 2023.”

The Prime Minister added: “So, looking at the international scores, we get some satisfaction that the Economist has placed us at the top of the list of countries that have seen the most significant improvement in the business environment.”