Meeting Chr. Staikoura with OECD Secretary General Matias Korman

The Minister of Finance Christos Staikouras met with the Secretary General of the OECD Matias Korman on Tuesday, at the Ministry of Finance.

The meeting preceded the signing of the memorandum of understanding for the establishment of a thematic Center of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development in Crete and the presentation of the OECD Report on Greece, which took place with the participation of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis at the Maximos Palace.

During the meeting at the Ministry of Finance, Mr. Staikouras thanked Mr. Corman for his support for the establishment of the OECD center in Crete, which will act as a hub for skills development, research and international political and scientific dialogue to support and complement the Organization’s work.

Referring to the content of the OECD Report on our country, the Minister of Finance commented that it records the strong recovery of the Greek economy, the significant upgrading of its production capabilities and the high resilience it has shown during the last three years, which characterized by successive exogenous crises.

Mr. Staikouras also referred to the significant reduction in unemployment, the improvement of fiscal sizes, the qualitative upgrade of the development model, characterized by the increased participation of exports and investments, and the significant progress in restoring the stability of the Greek banking system. systemic.

In addition, he pointed out the increased challenges created by the energy crisis and the increase in inflation worldwide and expressed his belief that – despite these challenges – the Greek economy has built strong dykes in order to record, again in 2023, a positive rate of growth, significantly higher than the European average. Finally, the Minister thanked the Secretary General for the useful policy recommendations, including the green transition, to which the thematic chapter of the Report is dedicated.

For his part, Mr. Korman expressed his joy for his presence in Greece and his full confidence in the success of the Crete Center. He estimated that the Greek economy is in the right direction and focused on the important achievements recorded in the sectors mentioned by the Minister. He then summarized the content of the report and underlined that, despite the significant challenges, as long as Greece continues its reform program, its prospects will be bright.

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