The first meeting of the Extroversion Council of the Hellenic Investment and Foreign Trade Company (Enterprise Greece) took place on Monday, December 20, 2021.
As pointed out by the speakers, in 2022 even more spectacular results are expected in attracting investments and promoting exports and in the general upgrading of the image of our country.
According to today’s announcement, the opening of the work was announced by the President of the Extroversion Council, Secretary General of International Economic Relations and Extroversion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the Board of Enterprise Greece Giannis Smyrlis, in the presence of the Deputy Minister for Economic Diplomacy and Foreign Affairs management of Enterprise Greece and the members of the Council, who are representatives of bodies / professional organizations.
Also present at the meeting: Apostolos Tzitzikostas, Regional Governor of Central Macedonia, as a representative of the Union of Regions of Greece, Panos Lolos, Member of the Board and George Xirogiannis, Deputy General Manager, as representatives of the Association Savvakis, president of the Association of Greek Industries, Christina Sakellaridi, president of the Panhellenic Exporters Association (PSE), George Konstantopoulos, president of the Exporters Association of Northern Greece (SEVE), Giannis Bratakos and N , member of the Administrative Committee / Head of International Relations EVEA, as representatives of the Central Union of Chambers of Greece (KEEE), Vassilis Korkidis, President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Piraeus and Alkiviadis Kalampokis, President of the Association (Association).
The main object of the Extroversion Council is to provide consulting support to Enterprise Greece for all its responsibilities and will aim, not only to increase Greek exports and attract foreign investment, but also to create new highly specialized jobs. , increasing the income of the citizens and their purchasing power and consequently the prosperity of the country.
The topics of the first meeting included the following:
– Presentation of a new structure of economic diplomacy – Cooperation with productive bodies
Extroversion Strategy: i. Attracting Investments – ii. Export Promotion
– National Strategic Plan for Extroversion for the year 2022: preparation of a plan, proposals for actions by geographical area and sector
Extroversion Council operating framework.
It is recalled that the National Strategic Plan for Extroversion (ESS), which was presented by Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and the leadership of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, September 21, was and continues to be the roadmap outlining all its actions. country. Through this mapping, the synergies are facilitated and more efficient planning is achieved, since for each action the competent bodies are identified and the time horizon of its implementation is determined.
The National Strategic Plan for Extroversion for the period 2022-2025 is structured around three strategic axes:
(i) highlighting the country’s economic and trade position at regional and international level;
(ii) upgrading extroversion structures; and
(iii) strengthening in the context of multilateral economic relations.
Within this framework, the targeting is formed per country and which concerns:
Bilateral relations
Multilateral agreements
Attracting investments – export promotion
Energy
Technology / know-how
Transport / Supply chain
Tourism
Development cooperation.
Welcoming the opening of the Council, the Deputy Minister for Economic Diplomacy and Extroversion, Costas Frangogiannis, reiterated the importance of Economic Diplomacy as a key axis of modern Greek foreign policy, emphasizing that the Council is an instrument for its effective exercise.
Mr. Frangogiannis, briefly referred to the spectacular results of the implementation of the first National Strategic Extroversion Plan 2021 – ie growth rate in 2021 reaching 8%, increase in exports, in the first half of the year by 25% and by 35% of the Direct Foreign Investment, clear improvement of the image of Greece. He expressed the belief that with the official involvement and cooperation of the productive bodies in the preparation of the National Strategic Extroversion Plan for 2022, even more spectacular results are expected in attracting investments and in promoting exports and in the general upgrading of the country’s image.
The Secretary of International Economic Relations and Extroversion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Chairman of the Board of Enterprise Greece, Giannis Smyrlis, stated that The Greek economy has shown remarkable resilience and at the same time laid the foundations for the next day. Global markets, attracting foreign investment and achieving record exports of goods and services. with a single structure, which integrates all the organizations responsible for economic extroversion.
Under the supervision of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, two purely extroverted organizations passed, Enterprise Greece and the Export Credit Insurance Organization (OAEP), while in the network of Commercial Followers in our embassies abroad was added the Office for International Development (International Development). the possibility of pursuing a truly multi-level foreign economic policy. In this way, the State now offers a wide range of services to Greek companies for the export of products and services, as well as their financial coverage and the provision of projects abroad.
In cooperation with the productive bodies, I am convinced that we can achieve more and reach new markets, highlight new productive sectors, strengthen the extroversion of the country by utilizing new channels such as large electronic platforms of international trade and educate Greek exporters, in new digital ways of communicating in the course of business “.
The participating producers welcomed the convening of the Extroversion Council, addressed issues of concern to their members and wished the council to function as a platform for coordination, resolution of issues and an effective mechanism for promoting the country’s extroversion.
The members of the National Council for Extroversion approved the proposal of Mr. Smyrlis for four meetings a year. The meetings will be hosted on a rotating basis by the institutions. In this context, the body that will host the meeting, will propose an issue that will be discussed with representatives of the relevant ministries and bodies, in addition to the agenda. The next three meetings will be held in Athens by EVEA, in Crete by SEK and in Thessaloniki by SEVE.
Source: ΑΠΕ-ΜΠΕ
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