The signing of the Memorandum of Cooperation between the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Dubai Chambers confirms the strategic maturity and dynamism of Greek–Emirati relations.
The Greece–UAE Comprehensive Strategic Partnership is delivering tangible results: significant direct investment from the UAE in our country, stronger bilateral trade with a surplus in favour of Greek exports, and a strong presence of Greek services, particularly in shipping. The 2025 figures show further acceleration, with an emphasis on non-oil trade, energy, connectivity and business mobility, setting 2026 as a year of consolidation and new growth.
The Memorandum signed by the President of EBEA, Giannis Bratakos, and the Chairman of Dubai Chambers, H.E. Eng. Sultan Bin Saeed Al Mansoori, is not a symbolic act but a substantive tool. It institutionalises a permanent cooperation mechanism that facilitates the exchange of information, business missions, business networking and the conversion of investment interest into concrete agreements.
Dubai Chambers is a strategic partner, while the complementarity of our economies makes Greece a European gateway for trade, energy, logistics and digital infrastructure.
The priorities for the next phase are clear: energy and the green transition, digital infrastructure and data centres, artificial intelligence and advanced technologies, high value-added tourism, and logistics.
The success of the Memorandum will be judged in practice. The immediate next step is organising a Greek business mission to the United Arab Emirates, to give new impetus to bilateral economic cooperation.
