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N. Papathanasis: One of the US investment giants is interested in investing in Greece

We are creating lending support tools for small and very small businesses (employing from one to 10 people), Deputy Minister of Development Nikos Papathanasis told ERT.

At the same time, he underlined that daily inspections are carried out at petrol stations and fines are imposed where the profit percentage, which existed at the beginning of the energy crisis, is exceeded, while regarding his recent trip to Washington, he noted that the interest remains undiminished. for investments in Greece. He also announced that one of the US investment giants wants to invest in Greece and added that “there is a discussion about the Elefsina shipyards, so that they can be consolidated”.

Supermarket shelves are full and will remain

Asked how Greece is being shielded from the tide of accuracy and whether it is possible that the war in Ukraine will create shortages on supermarket shelves, Mr. Papathanasis stressed that “there is a sufficient supply of goods. None of our fellow citizens “He needs to buy more than he needs. The supermarket shelves are full and will remain. There is no problem and no shortage.”

Regarding the new development law, he said that “there is targeted support to businesses and our financially vulnerable fellow citizens” and referred to some tools. Specifically, he said: “With the new NSRF 2021-2027 that was passed last night in Parliament and the development law that has already been passed and in about a month the first regimes will come out, there are support tools for small businesses and we create lending support tools, so so that both small and very small enterprises (which have one to ten employees) can cope with the wave of price increases “.

The interest for investments in Greece has not stopped

“The interest in investing in Greece has not stopped, despite the war in Ukraine,” the deputy minister said in response to a question about his recent trip to the United States. He added that with the investments that have already been made in our country, Microsoft, Pfizer and others, the number of employees is increasing and Greek women and Greeks who had gone abroad are returning to the country.

He added: “The visit we had to Washington confirms the American interest in investing in Greece.” The shipyards in Syros are operating, Skaramagkas has already been acquired and we are working so that the Elefsina shipyards can be rehabilitated “.

Fines

Regarding the control of profiteering phenomena at gas stations, he said that the auditors of the Ministry of Development carry out daily inspections, “clearly there are cases where we impose fines, where the profit rate exceeds. However, the majority of companies operate normally and do not exceed profit margin, which existed at the beginning of the energy crisis “.

Source: Capital

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