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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-07-06Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] Cosco to invest extra 500 mln euros in Piraeus portCosco is planning additional investments of more than 500 million euros to the port of Piraeus, its president Hu Lirong told Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras during their meeting in Shanghai.As he said, Cosco's main priority is investing in the sector of cruise as it has already been in contact with large international cruise companies that are seeking to make the Piraeus port their base. He also announced the upgrade and expansion of the port so that it can host the largest cruise ship with 4,000 passengers. The aim of the company is to increase cruise tourists to 3 million. The budget of the investment amounts to 200 million euros. The second priority of Cosco is to upgrade the port infrastructure in the first container terminal. Tsipras expressed his content over Cosco's investment plan and stressed that it is a milestone in the relations of both countries. [02] PM Tsipras meets Alibaba president Ma to boost Greek SMEsPrime Minister Alexis Tsipras met on Wednesday with the president of the international giant company Alibaba, Jack Ma, in Shanghai in an effort to strengthen small and medium sizes enterprises (SMEs) in Greece.Alibaba is an online sales platform for small businesses and especially young entrepreneurs interested in start up companies. Its customer base includes 10 million businesses around the world. It offers services from consumer to consumers, businesses to consumers and businesses to business. The meeting between Tsipras and Ma dominated the expansion of company's activities in Greece, which will give a lot of small businesses the possibility to expand their activities internationally [03] ZTE-Forthnet sign cooperation agreement in the presence of PM TsiprasChina has renewed its interest in the Greek market, particularly in advanced technology, as Chinese companies may extend, via Greece, their activities in Europe, Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras said during his visit to the headquarters of ZTE group in Shanghai.The Prime Minister was received by the president of the group, which ranks second in the list of advanced technology companies in China. "Greece has two major competitive advantages: its geographical position and highly skilled workforce. These two advantages make Greece attractive for a strategic partnership with your company," Tsipras said, adding that the investment in new technology adds value, strengthens employment and contributes to GDP growth. On her part, the president of ZTE said that the company has been activating in Greece for 14 years and that the economic climate in the country has improved significantly over the last year, which has helped ZTE's activities. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |
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