Trade with Greece
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G
reek businesses, having weathered the shocks of the
past few years, need a sustainable environment in
order to get back on their feet, regain their
dynamism, and plan for their future. What they demand from
the political system is stability, serious governance, and
reforms.
Following the agreement that was reached with Greece’s part-
ners and the completion of the evaluation of the progress of
Greece’s bailout programme, the top priorities for the year 2016
are to:
•restore the smooth operation of the banking system, as well
as depositor confidence, in order to increase available
credit and bring the cost of money back to competitive lev-
els;
•end the hostile tax-policy treatment of entrepreneurship,
which means that every new day brings new tax hikes or
other similar measures. Without a stable, simple, and com-
Constantine Michalos,
President of the ACCI,
Vice-President of
Eurochambres
editorial
Greek businesses
need a sustainable
environment in order
to regain their
dynamism
The year 2016 must become a landmark year for Greece with regard to
the containment of the recession and the creation of growth-inducing
conditions, driven by private investment and extrovert business activity.
