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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 13-02-27
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[01] High Russian interest in investments in Greece
[01] High Russian interest in investments in Greece
AMNA -- Russia is the first country to see the new investment law,
in Parliament for discussion and ratification, government spokesman
Simos Kedikoglou said on Wednesday.
Following a meeting at the Commerce and Industry Chamber (CCI) of
the Russian Federation, Kedikoglou said that Russia trusted the Greek
economy and was interested in ventures in agricultural products, tourism,
alternative energy sources, pharmaceuticals and rural housing for the
Russian middle class.
Accompanied by the Development Secretary General Serafim Tsokas and Invest
in Greece representative Elias Eliadis, Kedikoglou also mentioned railway
networks, key ports and pharmaceutical products as being of possible
investment interest and contributing to the distribution of products in
Russian and European markets.
CCI Vice-President Georgy Petrov said Russian business was very
interested in investing in Greece, as wre the 175 CCI member chambers,
and committed to promoting information on the investment law and key
investment plans.amna
It is not a crisis of the Greek economy but of the EU, and Greece has
been relegated to the role of its victim," Petrov said, mentioning that
Russia is reviewing the EU's mistakes in order to avoid them during
the development of the customs union and the unified area of Russia,
Byelorussia and Kazakhstan among the three countries.
Kedikoglou is holding a series of meetings in Moscow that include the
assistant to Russian president Vladimir Putin on international issues,
the alternate foreign minister, and the vice-president of Russian
Railways.amna
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