"Greece was always a safe country, it remains safe and I do not think that we will have any problems," Alternate Development and Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura on Monday said in an interview with Praktorio 104.9 FM.

After a tumultuous year of two elections, a referendum, a default, a bank shutdown, capital controls and a tidal wave of migrants, it’s amazing that Greece is still standing, like the Parthenon towering over Athens.

Venture capital has significantly contributed to supporting and developing Greek enterprises since the start of the specific market in Greece, representatives of the industry told a two-day Equity Investment Forum which began on Monday in Athens.