This year marks the fifth anniversary of the Canada-European Union (EU) Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement (CETA).

In recognition of this milestone, SEV, ACCI, SEVE, the Hellenic-Canadian Chamber of Commerce and the Panhellenic Exporters Association are organizing the workshop “Doing Business with Canada” on Wednesday, November 30 at 14:00, at the ACCI premises. The event is taking place with the support of Eurobank.

The aim of the event is to inform Greek entrepreneurs on the prospects, possibilities and business opportunities presented by the Canadian market, with significant potential for the penetration of Greek products.

For your perusal, please find the program of the event here.

The “Canada country report 2022” is available here.

The “Doing business in Canada by Eurobank”  is available here

The event will be held in English. Participation is upon registration and there is no registration fee for workshop participants.  You are kindly requested to fill in the participation form here by Friday, November 25, 2022.

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Following recent developments regarding the Covid-19 virus, the organizers adopt fully the recommendations of the International Health Organization and the guidelines of the Ministry of Health.
As a result, the forthcoming business mission to Malaysia/Philippines scheduled for April 2020, is postponed. The health and safety of business community remains our top priority.
The business mission to Malaysia / Philippines is proposed for the second half of October 2020.
You will be notified of new dates as soon as they are decided.
Thank you for your understanding.

SEV, SEVE and Enterprise Greece co-organize a business delegation to Malaysia (Kuala Lumpur) and Philippines (Manila) from Monday 10.02.2020 to Thursday 13.02.2020 (Departure on Saturday 8.02.2020 – Return on Saturday 15.02.2020). The Delegation is organized with the support of the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs, ACCI, the Panhellenic Exporters Association and the Exporters Association of Crete. The Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Miltiadis Varvitsiotis, will escort the delegation.

The Business Forums and the B2B meetings are being organized in cooperation with the Malaysian Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Italian Chamber of Commerce in the Philippines.

The event will cover all sectors of business activity.

In order to ensure your participation and facilitate the B2B meetings, you are kindly requested to fill out the registration form no later than Friday 20.12.2019.

For your convenience, please find the agenda here.

For further information you may contact SEV Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (Ms. Vicky Makrigianni, Ms. Amalia Gounela Τ. 211 5006 121, 211 5006 107 Ε. ir@sev.org.gr).

SEV, SEVE and the Hellenic-African Chamber of Trade and Development co-organize business delegation to Zambia (Lusaka) and Tanzania (Dar es Salaam) from Monday 2.12.2019 to Thursday 5.12.2019 (Departure on Saturday 30.11.2019 – Return on Friday 6.12.2019). The Delegation is organized with the support of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the presence of the Alternate Minister of Foreign Affairs Mr. Miltiadis Varvitsiotis.

The Business Forums and the B2B meetings are being organized with the support of Cable Kings Limited, Knauf Gypsum Tanzania Ltd, the Hellenic Community in Tanzania, the Confederation of Industries of Tanzania and the Zambia Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

The event will cover all sectors of business activity.

In order to ensure your participation and facilitate the face-to-face meetings you are kindly requested to fill out the registration form no later than Friday 11.10.2019.

For further information you may contact SEV Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (Ms. Vicky Makrigianni, Τ. 211 5006 121, Ε. ir@sev.org.gr).

SEV, ACCI and SEVE are glad to invite you to join the Business Delegation to AMMAN / Jordan which will take place in November, Wednesday 13th to Friday 15th, 2019. The Delegation is organized in cooperation with the Chamber of Industry of Amman and with the support of the Greek Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Enterprise Greece. It will cover all sectors of business activity and will consist of networking forum and B2B meetings with specialists and potential partners.

In order to ensure your participation please fill out the registration form, not later than October 4th 2019.

For further information, please, feel free to contact SEV – Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (Mrs Vicky Makrigianni – tel. 211 500 6121, E. vmakrigianni@sev.org.gr).

SEVE, SEV and ACCI, in cooperation with the Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Piraeus Bank Ukraine and with the support of Enterprise Greece, the Ukrainian League of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (ULIE), ICC Ukraine and Thessaloniki Chamber of Commerce and Industry, organize a Business Mission in Kiev/ Ukraine, with departure Monday November 8 and return Thursday, November 11, 2021.

It will cover all sectors of business activity and will consist of networking forum and B2B meetings with specialists and potential partners.

For further information, please, feel free to contact SEV – Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (Mrs Vicky Makrigianni – tel. 211 500 6121, E. vmakrigianni@sev.org.gr).

SEV Hellenic Federation of Enterprises, the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI), Greek Exporters Association (SEVE) and Enterprise Greece, in cooperation with Enterprise Lithuania and the support of the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Embassy of Lithuania in Greece, are organizing a Business Delegation to Vilnius, Lithuania, which will take place on 23 – 26 September 2019.

The Delegation will cover all sectors of the Greek economy.

Kindly inform us on the participation of your company by submitting your application here.

For further information, please, feel free to contact SEV – Hellenic Federation of Enterprises (Mrs Vicky Makrigianni – tel. 211 500 6121, E. vmakrigianni@sev.org.gr).

In a continuous effort to support the bilateral trade relations between Greece and Ireland and to explore new opportunities for collaboration, the Doing Business in Ireland event was held on Thursday, 16 May 2019 at SEV’s premises. The event was co-organized with the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry (ACCI) and Enterprise Greece, with the support of the Embassy of Ireland in Greece and the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs in view of a business delegation that the above-mentioned partners are holding in Ireland in June 2019. Mr. Terence-Nikolaos Quick, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, will be heading this delegation.

The Business event was launched by the Vice Chairman of SEV, Mr. Konstantinos Bitsios, Vice President, of ACCI, Mr. Ioannis Bratakos, the Board Member of Enterprise Greece, Ms. Margarita Antoniou, and Ambassador Constantina Athanassiadou, B Director General of the Hellenic Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

The Ambassador of Ireland to Greece, Ms. Orla O’Hanrahan, presented the economic environment of Ireland and the business opportunities emerging for Greek businesses. As she pointed out, the Irish economy continued to thrive at a rapid pace in 2018, with GDP growth of 4.7%. The country’s public finances are still improving due to strong output growth, while public debt has fallen to 66.6% of GDP. The business environment is favorable, with the country ranked 23rd in the World Bank’s Doing Business 2019 annual report. Ireland has a very open economy, with trade accounting for about 208% of its GDP. It has managed to attract significant FDI through a series of incentives offered to potential investors. As a result, many MNEs have installed their headquarters there.

During his speech at the event, Vice President, Mr. Konstantinos Bitsios, thanked the Ambassador of Ireland for her support in implementing the event. He stressed that Ireland enjoys stable economic growth and is one of the fastest-growing European economies. Hence, we have a lot to learn from Ireland. He also noted that, while Greek exports to Ireland increased from 84 to 134 million between 2016-2018, an increase of 60%, Greece has a significant deficit in bilateral trade, which should be reversed.

During the event, three Greek enterprises, De Gustibus, Emicert and Juliette Armand S.A., shared with the audience their experience, from their successful presence in the Irish market.