On the strong relations between Greece and France, the mutual desire to further strengthen bilateral relations, but also the interest of French companies to invest in our country, representatives of the Greek and French governments discussed, during the work of the 2nd Greek-French business meeting – investment Forum organized in Paris by the Greek-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
During the works of the forum, the network of bilateral cooperation was revealed, new investment opportunities and perspectives offered by Greece for French companies were highlighted, while further economic and commercial cooperation between the two countries was explored in a number of critical sectors, such as energy with emphasis on renewable energy sources, infrastructure, transport, digitization of the economy, new technologies, tourism, shipping, defense and security.
French Foreign Minister Olivier Becht sent a clear message to French businesses that this is the right time to invest in Greece and that there are “very good investment opportunities in our country”. Mapping the investment landscape in Greece, the French an. the minister referred to the sectors of infrastructure, tourism, environment, electrical networks, technology, with an emphasis on digital and shipping. Accordingly, he sent a message to Greek companies to invest in France, saying that there are very good investment opportunities.
In the context of the conference, actions and collaborations carried out in the last two years between Greek and French companies in the respective sectors were presented.
Participation of 50 Greek companies
The forum was attended by over 300 participants, with Greek entrepreneurship represented by 50 Greek companies and French by representatives from more than 150 French businesses, organizations, local chambers, associations…
In this context, more than 45 B2Gs were held with high-ranking French business executives covering all sectors of strategic importance, such as energy with an emphasis on renewable energy sources, infrastructure, transport, digitalization of the economy, new technologies, tourism, shipping, defense and security, but also a correspondingly large number of b2bs, between Greek and French representatives.
It is noted that the Greek-French business-investment forum was launched in 2020 with the aim of expanding Greek-French cooperation in a number of critical sectors of the economy and promoting joint ventures between Greek and French companies, and due to the pandemic, it had not taken place in 2021.
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