Trade with Greece
70
lion. The first place is firmly held by industrial
goods (processed leather, yarns, paper, iron, steel
etc.) with €342.4 million.
In percentage terms, the largest increase con-
cerned raw materials (metal ores, timber, fibres,
crops, fertilizers etc.) whose value of exports
almost doubled as compared to November 2009
from €73.5 million to €146.1 million.
According to the PEA’s President, Christina
Sakellarides, Greece seems to shift towards a
more developed export model, given that indus-
trial products account for a much larger percent-
age of total exports than primary sector prod-
ucts. “Thanks to the Greek Exporters efforts”,
says Ms. Sakellarides, “we are moving towards
higher added value exports, and products that
incorporate innovation and Greek know-how”,
concluding that: “By abolishing bureaucratic
counter-motives, which significantly increase
the production cost of Greek products, and
According to PEA data, this optimism emanated from the
fact that the number of companies listed in the
Association’s Exporters’ Register has increased by 10%,
while there has been a similar increase of company listings
in the Exporter Registers of local Chambers.
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