Mitsotakis – Watsa: New growth dynamics for Greece

Fairfax CEO Prem Watsa expressed his confidence in Greece, during the discussion he had with Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the BSE conference on Reinventing Greece through Investments in Innovation. “Greece is in the process of a transformation, I am a big supporter of Greece and I believe that we will see its economic growth continue and reach 8%”, he stressed.

“Of all the European countries, the opportunity is in Greece,” he said, adding that an investment-friendly country would attract investors. “The data is so good and most people do not see this but they will eventually see it,” said Mr. Watsa, praising the Mitsotakis government.

The head of Fairfax expressed his appreciation for the country’s human resources. “There are excellent managers in Greece, trained abroad, who just needed a chance to emerge,” he said, noting that the managements of Fairfax-invested companies such as Eurobank, Grivalia Hospitality and Eurolife have nothing to envy from managements. of the largest companies in the world.

The Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis also referred to the dynamics of the country’s human resources. “Our goal is to act as catalysts to unleash the country’s creative forces. To give the Greeks the momentum they need to fulfill their dreams in the country,” he said.

Speaking about the model of the economy, Mr. Mitsotakis stressed: “We want to lay the foundations for a change in the model of the country For a green and digital transition. To make Greece a champion in the digital economy. We have high expectations and we are in a good place for fulfill them “.

“In recent years there has been an explosion of investment in Greece. And for employees there are better conditions, due to tax cuts, while there are investment incentives. But the most important thing is the positive outlook provided to investors to come to Greece,” he said. the Prime Minister.

Costas Ketsietzis