Alpha Bank vote of confidence in the development prospects of Northern Greece

The management of Alpha Bank, headed by the CEO Vassilis Psaltis, accompanied by the General Manager of Wholesale Banking Giannis Emiris and the Managers of Commercial Banking Bank, .

A few days after the presentation of the first achievements of the Transformation Program, the alpha blueprint, which aims to provide a high level of personalized services to businesses and individuals, the visit to Northern Greece is another link in the chain of intensive contacts of the Alpha Management Bank with businesses across the country and, at the same time, constitutes a vote of confidence in the prospects of entrepreneurship in the region.

Besides, the dynamics of the companies of Northern Greece, the high degree of innovation and extroversion that characterizes their operation in combination with the financial resources from the Recovery Fund and the other European Funds, create the conditions for the return, after the years of crisis. and testing the pandemic, at high growth rates, through investment projects that will create new jobs.

Alpha Bank’s staff had meetings with the management of leading business groups in the region, in the context of the implementation of its ambitious credit policy, which aims at the net channeling of resources over Euro 8 billion in the Greek economy over the next three years.

“Having the privilege of being on the side of Greek entrepreneurship over time, at Alpha Bank we undertake the responsibility to actively support the businesses of our country in order, utilizing the resources of the European Funds, to take the decisive step for their further growth and modernization. “, said the CEO of the Alpha Bank Group, Vassilis Psaltis, and added:

“Northern Greece has the business potential to design and implement high value-added business plans, combined with its geostrategic position, as a gateway to extroversion to global markets, can be a dynamic growth pillar for the Greek economy.

At Alpha Bank we are committed to supporting healthy entrepreneurship and the transition to a sustainable, green growth model in every way possible. We support not only large but also small and medium enterprises, which are the backbone of our economy. We contribute in such a way that not only Greek entrepreneurship but, as a whole, our society makes the leap to Tomorrow “.

Alpha Bank assists in the economic and social development of the region

Alpha Bank is constantly present in the effort for the economic and social development of Northern Greece, financially supporting the development of infrastructure and investment plans of companies from all sectors of the economy.

Among other things, the Bank finances the expansion of the Natural Gas Network of Thessaloniki, has been the exclusive financial advisor of HRDH in the Egnatia Odos concession project, providing for the first time in a similar transaction the tool of pre-approved loan financing (staple financing). starred in the concession of the 14 regional airports to Fraport, which led, among other things, to the substantial upgrade of the “Macedonia” Airport of Thessaloniki.

At the same time, Alpha Bank has a long relationship with the leading groups of Northern Greece, consistently supporting the development of their business plans, including in the sectors of Retail Trade, Tourism (upgrading of hotel structures and construction of new high standards), in the primary production and the agri-food sector, in the production of industrial products aimed at international markets, renewable energy sources and real estate.

Especially for the prefecture of Thessaloniki, through the wide network of branches, the Bank serves more than 600,000 individuals and 40,000 companies in the area, covering their investment, housing, consumer and business needs. In the coming days, the operation of the new Business Center of Thessaloniki, Central and Western Macedonia will begin, with the aim of further improving the level of services and servitude of the businessmen of the region.

Alpha Bank is also intertwined with the social and cultural life of Thessaloniki, as it maintains strategic collaborations, through the strong Corporate Responsibility program, with cultural and educational institutions of the Co-Capital, with the aim of strengthening the cultural imprint of the city. Among other things, with the exclusive support of Alpha Bank in the action “Cinema for all”, the Thessaloniki Film Festival offers equal rights of access to the cinema, with the adaptation of films, so that people with vision and hearing problems can watch them. At the same time, the Bank supports, through scholarships for young students of the American School of Agriculture, the upgrading of education and vocational training in the fields of agriculture, ecology, environment, entrepreneurship and life sciences.

During his stay in Northern Greece, Mr. Vassilis Psaltis visited, among others, the Branch Network, the Centers of Business Centers and Business Credits of the Group and held a series of meetings with the Executives of the Bank, during which the conditions for acceleration were discussed. of the development in the region, the further strengthening of the Group’s ties with the local community but also the full utilization of the new banking tools for the provision of high added value, personalized services to the Customers of Alpha Bank.