Shipping revenues grew 20 pct in the last four years despite the imposition of capital controls in 2015, highlighting the industry's contribution in the Greek economy, Governor of the Bank of Greece Yannis Stournaras said on Wednesday.
Shipping and Island Policy Minister Panagiotis Kouroublis stated on Monday, after a meeting with Russian Transport Minister Maksim Sokolov in London, that Greece expects more investments from Russia.
National Bank of Greece Chief Executive Alexandros Tourkolias stated that the Hellenic shipping industry is flourishing, during a Posidonia 2014 dinner attended by Prime Minister Antonis Samaras, government Vice-President Evangelos Venizelos, Finance Minister Yiannis Stournaras and Shipping Minister Miltiadis Varvitsiotis.