Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Harry Theoharis, participated in the Capital Link Conference, where he presented the current momentum of the Greek economy and Greece\u2019s strategic role in the new geoeconomic environment.<\/p>\n
Deputy Minister Theoharis underlined that Greece is now entering a phase of strong acceleration, following a decade of challenges, leaving behind the period of crisis management and moving into a new era of opportunity creation. As he noted, Greece is emerging as a rising energy and investment hub in Southeastern Europe.<\/p>\n
He made particular reference to the vertical energy corridor extending from Greece to Ukraine, creating a unified system for the transmission of energy and natural gas. \u201cThis initiative decisively strengthens the region\u2019s energy security and geopolitical stability,\u201d he stressed.<\/p>\n
The Deputy Minister highlighted that the Greek economy is growing steadily at a rate exceeding 2%, while all major international rating agencies have restored Greece to the investment grade. At the same time, unemployment has fallen to its lowest level in the past 15 years. \u201cGreece is no longer trying to catch up with Europe; it aspires to surpass it in key sectors,\u201d he stated.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, he underscored the country\u2019s strategic role in logistics and technology, with key hubs in Piraeus, Thessaloniki and Alexandroupolis. At the same time, investments by Microsoft, Google and AWS, as he noted, demonstrate the profound shift of the Greek economy towards a model that produces, innovates and exports know-how. Concluding his remarks at the Capital Link Conference, the Deputy Minister emphasised that \u201ca few years ago, investing in Greece was an act of compliance. Today, it is a strategic choice.\u201d Greece, he added, is already building the energy pipelines, logistics corridors and data networks that will support Europe\u2019s next decade.<\/p>\n
On the margins of the Capital Link Investment Conference, the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs held a series of important meetings with senior executives of major international investment groups that are considering further expanding their presence in Greece. Among them were Mr. Alex Blades of Paulson & Co., Mr. John Ardill, Vice President of the energy company ExxonMobil, as well as Mr. Bommidalam, President of the Indian construction conglomerate GMR Group.<\/p>\n
Mr. Theoharis was also briefed by executives of the VIOHALCO Group on the progress of construction works for the new \u201cHellenic Cables\u201d factory in Baltimore, a project that substantially strengthens Greece\u2019s industrial presence in the United States.<\/p>\n
During his participation in the Minister\u2013Investor Group Meeting, held in the context of the Capital Link Conference and attended by members of the Greek government as well as senior executives from investment and banking groups and technology companies, the Deputy Minister presented the Greek government\u2019s reform agenda and the new extroversion strategy, which aims at steadily increasing Greek exports as a percentage of GDP in the coming years.<\/p>\n
Finally, the Deputy Minister took part in the Greek Leadership Roundtable organised by LinkedIn at its offices in New York. The discussion focused on the potential use of LinkedIn\u2019s data and tools for investment attraction, strengthening engagement with the Greek Diaspora, promoting tourism and developing skills. Mr. Theoharis highlighted the importance of cooperation with international technology actors for enhancing Greece\u2019s foreign policy and international presence.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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