Economic adjustment and structural improvements over the past six years have rendered Greece more business-friendly and have opened up significant investment opportunities, in particular for those who will position themselves early in the Greek economy, Bank of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras said on Thursday.

The Greek economy will register a zero growth rate in 2016 and a 2 percent in 2017, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said in its “Regional Economic Prospects” report published on Thursday.

A police operation was launched early on Friday to evacuate the site in Votanikos occupied by 15 people in protest against the construction of a mosque.