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Kyriakos Mitsotakis
Greece able to make up for lost ground, to become a truly modern European country
Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis participated in the Greek Investment Conference co-organised by Morgan Stanley and Athens Exchange in London.
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Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis participated in the Greek Investment Conference co-organised by Morgan Stanley and Athens Exchange in London.

The Prime Minister held a discussion with Morgan Stanley Vice Chairman Luigi Rizzo, while in his introductory remarks Kyriakos Mitsotakis referred to the course of the Greek economy, noting that Greece is now in a position to make up for lost ground and to become a truly modern European country that will surpass itself, that will be able to make up for lost ground, and to lead in areas "where we believe we have an inherent comparative advantage," as he said.

Regarding Greece's priorities for the upcoming years, he prioritized "ensuring that we maintain fiscal stability, that we keep our fiscal commitments, that we stay within the expenditure benchmarks as agreed with the European Union, and that we ensure that we focus on convincing the capital markets that Greece has finally put the difficult years behind us."

On the possibility of an extraordinary tax on the profits of Greek banks, the Prime Minister noted: "We expect many things from the banks, but an extraordinary tax is not in our plans." 

Referring to the need to strengthen European competitiveness, the Prime Minister noted that the problem in Europe is twofold. "On the one hand, it is a problem of overregulation. He acknowledged that overregulation does not facilitate business operations in Europe.

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