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Market access in Greece

 


Greece is Europe's strategic link to the emerging markets of the Balkan, Black Sea, eastern European and eastern Mediterranean regions.

Greece's advantageous location provides access and opportunity to the neighbouring regional markets while Thessaloniki, the capital of northern Greece, offers the financial and trading services needed in order to conduct business in the regional markets.

  • An existing network of 3.264 Greek companies have initiated direct investment programmes or marketing agreements in the regional markets.
  • Greek business people have the cultural understanding of the regions and the practical experience of doing business there.
  • Greece is the only EU member country in the region and is also considered a point of political and economic stability in the area.

Access

  • Within a radius of 500 km there is a market of 35 million inhabitants spread over a major part of Greece, Bulgaria, FYROM, Albania and New Yugoslavia.
  • Within a radius of 1.000 km there are an additional 146 million people. This market includes Turkey, Romania and southern Italy.
  • In a 1.500 km radius there is direct access to the markets of Hungary, Croatia, Slovenia, Libya, Egypt and Cyprus.

Thessaloniki – Financial and trading center

Thessaloniki, at the doorstep of the Balkans, is the country's second largest city. It has become the financial and trading centre for the emerging markets of the entire Balkan peninsula and is the seat for the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank, (comprising 11 countries of the wider Balkan and Black Sea regions), the Balkan Trade Centre and the Thessaloniki Stock Exchange Centre, which has online connection with the ASE and is expected to develop into a source of capital for the wider region.

MAJOR GREEK INVESTMENT IN SOUTHEASTERN EUROPE AND THE BLACK SEA REGION
Company
Country of Investment
Activity
HELLENIC TELECOMMUNICATIONS
ORGANISATION (OTE S.A.)
FRY, Albania, Bulgaria, Romania, Ukraine
Telecommunication
INTRACOM GROUP S.A.
FRY, Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, Turkey, Ukraine
Telecommunication
HELLENIC BOTTLING
COMPANY GROUP (3E)
FRY, Bulgaria, FYROM, Romania, Turkey
Soft Drinks
DELTA S.A.
Albania, Bulgaria, FRY, FYROM, Romania, Turkey
Dairy Products
ATHENIAN BREWERY
Bulgaria, FYROM, Turkey
Brewery
CHIPITA INTERNATIONAL
Bulgaria, Romania, Russia, Ukraine
Snack Food
TITAN S.A.
Albania, Bulgaria, FYROM, Turkey
Cement Industry
MYTILINAIOS HOLDINGS
Romania, FYROM, FRY, Turkey
Mining Industry
ALUMYL MYLONAS S.A.
Albania, Bulgaria, FRY, FYROM, Romania, Turkey
Metals
THRACE PAPER MILLS
Bulgaria, Hungary
Paper Industry
KAPNIKI MICHAILIDIS S.A.
Albania, FYROM, Bulgaria, Turkey
Tobacco
PAPASTRATOS
Romania
Tobacco
PETZETAKIS S.A.
Bulgaria, FYROM, Romania
Plastics, PVC
MOTOR-OIL
Russia, Ukraine, Azerbaijan
Petroleum, Oil, Products
MAILIS
Bulgaria, Romania, Poland, Hungary
Packaging Materials
GERMANOS BATTERIES S.A.
Romania, Bulgaria, FRY
Batteries
THEMELIODOMI S.A.
Albania, Romania, Turkey
Construction
MICHANIKI S.A.
Albania, Bulgaria, Ukraine, Turkey
Construction
HELLENIC PETROLEUM
Albania, FYROM
Energy-Petroleum
MEDICAL CENTRE
OF ATHENS
Russia, Romania, FYROM, FRY, Turkey
Health Services
ALPHA BANK
Romania, Albania, FYROM, Bulgaria
Banking
NATIONAL BANK
OF GREECE
Romania, Bulgaria, Albania, FYROM, FRY
Banking
COMMERCIAL BANK
OF GREECE
Bulgaria, Romania, Georgia, Russia
Banking
PIRAEUS BANK
Albania, Romania
Banking
EUROBANK
Bulgaria, Romania
Banking

  

 
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