“Our primary goal is to upgrade the Greek stock market in the developed markets” The CEO of the Athens Stock Exchange Group emphasized. Yiannos Kontopoulos, while pointing out that the Greek Stock Exchange has recorded top yields internationally in recent years.

In the last four positive years, the Greek Stock Exchange was on the top-5 of the world markets, while for 2025 it is in second place in the world after the Warsaw Stock Exchange.

The Stock Exchange continues its upward trend and in 2025, a march launched in 2021, with the basic stock index at May 2010 levels, the banking index has returned in November 2015, the high capitalization index in August 2011 and mid -Capitalization in October 2010.

During a three -year depth, and in particular from 2022 the General Price Index records profits that reach 100%(specifically 93.8%), when the average of European markets is 36.7%, while the bank index is raised by 173%over the same period.

Regarding the capitalization of the stock market, it has increased by 19% since the beginning of 2025, having returned to levels in September 2008, that is, it is at a pre -economic crisis, while bank capitalization, from the $ 6.7 billion in 2020, amounts to $ 37.6 billion.

At the same time, trading activity is at the highest levels since 2010 with the average daily transaction value in 2025 at € 190 million from 140 million in 2024, increased by 35%. In the last three years it has increased by 167%, from € 71 million in 2021 to 190 million euros today.

The presence of foreign investors in the Greek market continues to be strong, with its participation in capitalization being 68.1% and in the business of 61.5%, while 2025 is buyers but inputs of EUR 387 million and € 1,384 billion in the three years 2022-2025.

Also, a 14% increase in 2025 is the number of active investors compared to 2024 and is 27,718.

In 2025 there is also an increase in financial distributions by listed companies. Until now 2025 the listed people have distributed € 1.8 billion, and the distribution has been announced another 2.8 billion, raising the total amount to 4.6 euros, up 9% compared to 2024.

In 2024 90 listed had distributed 4.2 billion while the historic record of $ 5.4 billion in 2007 is estimated to be rejected in 2025, as Mr G. Kontopoulos pointed out.

Upgrade of the stock market

The Managing Director of the Athens Stock Exchange Group reiterated that the primary objective of the Group’s management is Upgrading the Greek stock market in developed markets. He stressed that the Athens Stock Exchange is in constant communication with evaluation agencies, providing any information on the criteria that follows for market evaluation.

The Athens Stock Exchange is located on a Watch list of the FTSE Russell, S&P and Stoxx ratings. The following FTSE evaluation will be in September 2025, S&P in August 2025 and Stoxx in April 2026. Evaluation methodology having made the criteria stricter.

As Mr. G. Kontopoulos noted since the end of 2024, following the FTSE decision to integrate the Greek stock market on a watch list, the move to the Athens Stock Exchange began, with funds investing in emerging markets to give their places respectively.

Finally, the investment roadshows for the presentation of the Greek market and the listed companies scheduled until the end of 2025 are as follows: 1. Athex MidcapConference 2025 for middle capitalization companies in Geneva on June 19th. 2. Athex Smallcap Conference 2025 for small capitalization companies, in Athens on November 5 and 3.