After 10 years of crisis in Greece, we are finally seeing the construction sector pick up some speed again, even though there aren’t many mature projects in terms of financing or designs....
"Greece started with its strategic infrastructure development plan right before the crisis. The first generation of concession projects took place before the Olympic games. At that time, there was a big need for infrastructure. We had to deliver infrastructure for the Olympic games by a...
"The perception of Greece has improved, especially since the election of the New Democracy Government and its pro-business agenda. This has created a lot of enthusiasm in the country, and abroad as well....
"Transforming our agriculture requires huge investments in the farms, especially in high tech apparatus to make agriculture more efficient. These investments are going to be funded by the EU and its agricultural development programs....
"Liquidity has returned to the market, and the loan to deposit ratio is near 100. The problem of deposits leaving the banks, and banks not having liquidity, is a problem of the past. Capital controls were lifted because clearly everyone thought that liquidity was no...
"TIF HELEXPO has entered a new era. Since 2013, when the two companies –TIF and HELEXPO- reunified, the dynamics have changed. Its financial figures have improved substantially, its events have attracted thousands of people – we estimate that during one year approximately 1 million visitors...
"During the last 3 decades, we have played a significant role in the Greek economy, and in particular in the fixed telecom and pay-TV market. We have been working continuously to expand the penetration of pay-TV and broadband services....
"The number one asset that Greece has as a filming location is its location. Most people only think of Greece as sand and sea but we also have a huge variety of locations. We have mountains, ski resorts and very diversified natural locations suitable for...
"The whole banking landscape has changed dramatically. Before the crisis there were 25 banks; now there are five banks, including Attica bank, and a number of smaller banking institutions such as Praxia, Optima and cooperative banks that survived the crisis....
"TRAINOSE services about 20 million passengers a year, as we had a large increase. In April 2019, TRAINOSE acquired the maintenance company Rosco, and positions now as a vertically-integrated company, offering the full spectrum of services. We are the biggest railway unterkaking company in South...