Investment Facilitation & Financing
SEV works consistently to promote, attract, and facilitate FDI and local investment, through reducing regulatory burdens, simplifying licensing, encouragement of entrepreneurial synergies, employment of smart financing tools and investment incentives to make Greece an attractive investment destination.
- Effective investment incentives targeting strategic sectors of the economy, digitization, decarbonization, and the increased participation of Greek businesses in global value chains.
- Reduced regulatory burdens and simplified investment licensing: introduction of a central licensing authority, consolidation of permits and licenses requirements (single license), public administration adherence to binding deadlines, and acceleration of administrative and judicial proceedings.
- Active encouragement of Mergers & Acquisitions to attract and mobilize capital
- Macro-economic recovery following the consecutive crises of 2008-2017 and COVID-19.
- Maximum impact of NextGenerationEU and 2021-2017 EU Budget funds: targeted, growth-oriented investments for smooth and successful green and digital transitions, upskilling and reskilling, infrastructure networks, modernizing healthcare, upskilling and reskilling human resources, scaling up SMEs, and promoting strategic sectors of the Greek economy.
- Reposition Greece as a competitive FDI destination, using SEV’s European and international network of associates, and in-house expertise.
- Smart financing tools to expedite fund allocation and improve their effectiveness.
- Rationalize taxation, and redress the consequences of excessive CIT, dividends, indirect taxes on production, social security contributions, VAT, M&A taxation, R&D incentives etc.
- Remove disincentives through regulatory and judiciary reform to reduce administrative burdens and procedural delays related with doing business and investment.
- Smart investment and financing mechanisms in addition to ongoing efforts to resolve liquidity and investment needs of the business community, and overexposure of banking institutions.
- Facilitate select investment projects of strategic interest and high added value for the Greek economy
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