Why are Chinese investors increasingly favouring the Greek market, especially real estate?
Vassilis Xiros, Consul General of the Greek in Shanghai, expressed optimism on these issues at a recent round table talk hosted by the FCC Correspondent Club. He said Greece is moving in a good direction after a series of low points, and he is confident that the cooperation between China and Greece will bring a win-win situation.
The New York times reported that Athens is witnessing a boom in investment, some of which is backed by Chinese investors. Stylish new hotels adorn the city's skyline with views of the acropolis.
China and Greece both have splendid ancient cultural heritages. With the advent of the new era, China-Greece relations have also entered a new opportunity.In recent years, the comprehensive strategic partnership has been developing continuously and friendly cooperation in various fields has been expanding. Two-way investment is mainly concentrated in the fields of shipping and telecommunications.
Today, Greece has become a western friend that continues to write the "silk road" with China, joining the "One Belt And One Road" initiated by China. Greece has joined the China-Ceec cooperation platform.The cooperation platform supports China's "One Belt And One Road" initiative investment plan."16+1" cooperation has been expanded to "17+1" cooperation. Greece is also one of the host countries of a few large European projects under the framework of the "One Belt And One Road" initiative, among which the Piraeus port project is a key driving force for the development of China-Greece relations.After experiencing the test of the debt crisis, China-Greece economic and trade cooperation, led by Cosco's investment in the construction of Piraeus port in Greece and the construction of the China-Europe land-sea express line, is deepening and has produced a strong demonstration effect.
Since the Chinese investment, 55 shipping routes with Piraeus port as the hub radiate around the Mediterranean Sea and connect all continents. The Piraeus port project has contributed more than 600 million euros to the direct economy of Greece and created more than 10,000 local jobs.And Greek the geographical position is superior, occupy the important channel between the central and eastern Europe and southeast Europe, is located in the connection of "region" and "way" important node, land, sea and air transportation is perfect, also in the construction of "area" has irreplaceable important value, bilateral cooperation mutual interest "area", has a broad prospect.
Two other industry entrepreneurs who participated in the round table expressed similar feelings.Headquartered in Athens, Greece, ICARUS Sports is a high-quality Sports media company dedicated to the layout and planning of various outdoor Sports, including sailing, cycling, windsurfing, surfing, mountain trail cross-country, triathlon, skiing, snowboarding, mountaineering, rock climbing, motor racing and other events.
This year, the company began to focus on the development of the Chinese market.Ruan danfeng, director of operations and sales at ICARUS Sports, says China has seen a qualitative improvement in living standards compared with more than a decade ago, as well as rising consumer demand for high-quality Sports events, entertainment and other content, which gives them a glimpse of huge future market opportunities.The good cooperative trade relationship between China and Greece will also provide a better business environment for enterprises to develop in the Chinese market
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