An important appointment is given by the Greek economy, the Greek banks, the Stock Exchange and the largest listed companies with the 100 strongest funds of the planet that manage funds of approximately 30 trillion. dollars.

The appointment will take place at Londonnext Monday and Tuesday, in its context 3rd Hellenic Investment Conference organized by Morgan Stanley in collaboration with the Athens Stock Exchange, while Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will also be present, opening the curtain of the conference, indicative of the importance the government attaches.

The Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will participate in a closed round table discussion with institutional investors followed by a fireside chat with representatives of Morgan Stanley. Also, the head of the economic office of the Prime Minister, Alexis Patelis, will participate in a discussion with Morgan Stanley analysts.

At last year’s investment conference, the “weapon” of the Greek mission to attract foreign investors was, of course, the recovery of the investment tier, with Greece rising from the B’ National to the A’ National. The “thirst” of international investors for Greek assets is increasing steeply after the recovery of the investment grade. A fact that is reflected in the large offers for Greek assets, which approached 120 billion. euros, in 2024.

The recovery of the investment grade creates a different investment audience for the Greek stock market and puts its upgrade in the developed markets on the final stretch. The upgrade of the Greek stock market from emerging to mature markets is an important element of the new Greek story, as is evident from the statements of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, and also of the Prime Minister’s Economic Advisor Alexis Patelis.

The prime minister, in the meeting he had with representatives of powerful Funds in New York, during his recent visit, characteristically stated: “as last year the goal was to obtain the investment grade, in 2025 our goal is for the Greek stock market to obtain the status of the developed market” , stressing that “this is very important for us”.

And the Economic Advisor to the Prime Minister, Alexis Patelis, at the recent Société Générale conference in Paris, organized in collaboration with the Athens Stock Exchange, stated that after the recovery of the investment grade from our country, the goal remains the upgrade of the stock market in developed markets.

The acquisition of investment grade by Greece will also contribute to the upgrading of the Stock Exchange and the attraction of new funds, as the Greek stock market will enter the radar of large long-term funds, for which the Greek stock market is now not investable.

The recent one inclusion of the Athens Stock Exchange in the watchlist for an upgrade in developed markets by S&P Dow Jones and FTSE Russell is a milestone that recognizes the concerted efforts to strengthen the position of the Athens Stock Exchange in the Greek and international investment community. At the same time, it creates significant prospects for further progress, strengthening investor confidence.

The Prime Minister is expected to send the message that fiscal stability is non-negotiable, he will note the political stability that exists in the country, at a time when political risk “hits” France and Germany.

It is expected to emphasize that in 2025 Greece will have the fourth highest primary surplus in the EU, which will be 2.5% of GDP, while this year, with a target of 2.1%, due to the positive performance in tackling tax evasion, and although there were extraordinary benefits, the primary surplus, rose from 2.1 to 2.5%. As for the deficit, it is starting to touch zero again, and this, especially in this period, is important.

The significant de-escalation of the public debt will also be highlighted, which will go to 147.5% and is the largest de-escalation in the European Union. Today, Greece borrows cheaper than Italy, and on Wednesday for the first time cheaper than France.

At the same time, Greece shows much higher growth rates than the EU and the Eurozone (2.3% in 2023, 2.2% in 2024 and 2.3% in 2025 with corresponding rates of 0.4%, 0.9% and 1.5% for the EU).

At the same time, the pro-investment policy of the government will be highlighted, which has visible results in the real economy. Investment in current prices has increased by 84%, which is the largest increase across the EU. In particular, public investment between 2019 and 2025 has increased by 150%. Unemployment in 2025 is projected to drop to single-digit rates (9.7%) on an annual basis for the first time since 2009.

As part of the conference, three thematic panel discussions will be held focusing on Greek banks, the energy sector and the Athens Stock Exchange.

Systemic bank managements gun on sustainable profitability shown in 9M results prompting bank managements to revise up their 2024 profitability guidance, while at the same time planning to amortize deferred tax up to 8 years earlier and increase the amount of the dividend to 50% of the profits 2024. The four systemic banks announced in the 9 months January-September, total profits of 3.491 billion. euros, from 2.846 billion euros in the corresponding period last year, increased by 22.66% on an annual basis.

In the meetings with the international institutional investors that will be held during the two days of the conference (one-to-one & group meetings) high-ranking executives from the following companies will participate: ADMIE, Aegean Airlines, Alpha Bank, HEXA, AIA, PPC , EYDAP, Austriacard, Autohellas, Avax, Bank of Cyprus, Cenergy, Coca Cola HBC, Ellaktor, Eurobank, Fourlis, GEK TERNA, Terna Energy, OPAP, OTE, Helleniq Energy, Intrakat, Intralot, KRI KRI, lamda Development, Metlen, Motor Oil, National Bank, Optima Bank, Piraeus, PPA, Profile, Sarantis, Titan, Trade Estates, Viohalco.