Economist Summit: Greece can grow strong in next decade

Addressing a panel discussion on whether Greece can return to financial markets, Tsopelas said tourism was a major player with increasing arrivals but still had to bring in revenue.

Meanwhile, Georgios Triantafyllou, executive director, investment banking services Greece and SE Europe, Goldman Sachs, referred to the factors that have made investing in Greece difficult over the past decade, including among others “technical barriers such as lack of liquidity in Greek securities and fundamental risks such as the large number of non-performing loans and inadequate access to financing”.

During the discussion, which was also attended by Greek Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos, economy and finance experts underlined the potential of Greece returning to financial markets after tapping into interest by diaspora Greeks, promoting innovation, fostering outward-looking enterprise, and capitalizing on tourism and exports.