investments

Greece and the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility, 2021

admin2026-01-09T13:55:49+00:00

The European Commission in collaboration with the Foundation for Economic & Industrial Research - IOBE organized a two-day online Conference on 29 and 30 September 2021, on Greece and the EU Recovery and Resilience Facility (RRF). The underlying theme of the conference was how the National Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) “Greece 2.0” can transform the coronavirus crisis into an opportunity for the Greek society and economy. Notably, the Conference highlighted policies combining investments with reforms, while exploiting the financial instruments put in place by the EU framework. The main policy priorities highlighted during the conference interventions were the following: [...]

The Pharmaceutical Industry in Greece: Terms and conditions for a new dynamic growth

2026-01-15T08:57:24+00:00

The study evaluates the recent performance of the Greek pharmaceutical industry, their contribution to the national economy, as well as the multiplier value of their investments for employment, public revenues, and GDP. Specifically, is estimated that for every €1 million invested in the construction of new production units, the return on investment reaches 86%, 20 new jobs are created, while the increase in public revenues corresponds to 22.5% of investment expenditure. It is also important that the multiplier effect from the operation of new production units with the total effect on GDP corresponding to 129% of investment expenditure. In [...]