Capital Link’s 15th Annual Capital Link Greek Investor Forum, "An Era of Opportunity" took place in New York City December 17.Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and Yannis Stournaras, Minister Finance addressed the event via webcast and, the finance minister was as the keynote speaker.

Greece offers significant investment opportunities and a period of recovery is about to begin now that Greece has achieved a primary surplus for the first time, said Samaras in a pre-recorded webcast, addressing hundreds of delegates at the forum, representing some of the largest investment firms in the United States, including banks. Samaras reported "tangible results" from the ongoing effort for economic recovery being made by the Greek people and the government. Among the milestones in this effort, he referred to a drastic reduction in bureaucracy, especially that relating to investments, noting that the country now offered a "red carpet" to foreign investors as opposed to "red tape."


The premier noted that, while his address in 2012 had focused on efforts to overcome the crisis, the focus now was on Greece's course toward recovery and that more and more people were talking about a Greek "comeback."

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