Development Minister Costis Hatzidakis presented on Thursday a road map to help exporters. The plan is aimed at halving the time required to process exports as well as a 20 percent reduction in administrative costs by 2015.
Among other things, the 19 measures announced concern the modernization of customs procedures, product categorization, a reduction in export fees and the introduction of the so-called Single Window for export procedures that will effectively operate as a one-stop-shop service.
Once fully implemented, the ministry expects the new strategy to lead to an increase in the value of exported goods by 10 percent, a 1.7 percent rise in the country’s gross domestic product and in the creation of 80,000 new jobs. Notably, this ambitious strategy was first announced three years ago when Hatzidakis had been in charge of the same portfolio, but was never implemented.
Ireland is an example of how Greece can overcome the ongoing debt crisis, Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras said Thursday after a meeting with his Irish counterpart Enda Kenny in Athens.
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Irish Prime Minister Enda Kenny was expected in Athens on Thursday for a meeting with Greece's government leader Antonis Samaras.
The two are expected to discuss recent developments in the e...
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A growing number of European Union leaders and officials are now suggesting that next year will most probably see a significant write-down on Greek debt.
The country’s partners are clearly a...
