Institutional catalyst to enhance capital and liquidity and substantial support of small and medium -sized businesses It is the Hellenic Development Bank (EAT), according to the Minister of National Economy and Finance Kyriakos Pierrakakis.
Speaking at an event at the NSRF General Secretariat-Hellenic Development Bank 2021-2027-EAT on “Supporting Small and Medium Entrepreneurship-Social Cohesion in Practice”, organized in the context of the 89th TIF, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Businesses to access funding on favorable terms, with terms compatible with their potential and capabilities.
“No national political development can ignore the fact that small and medium -sized enterprises are the backbone of the Greek economy. Their dynamics can be much greater if their access to sustainable funding is significantly enhanced. The EAT is part of this logic and responds to this need, comes to gather resources available and function at the same time as a bridge of trust between businesses and the rest of the banking system. “
Speaking about the contribution of the NSRF, he stressed that it is not just a source of European resources, it is not just a thick piggy bank, but a comprehensive framework for strategic investment with specific growth logic.
“It is a program that finances actions and programs that contribute to competitiveness and to all strategic priorities of the Greek economy.”
In the first places Greece in the absorption of the NSRF
Speaking at the event, Deputy Minister of National Economy and Finance Nikos Papathanassis stressed that Greece has proven in the last 6 years that it is not Europe’s skies, as it is no longer one of the latest countries in absorbing, but today it is in the first place in the absorption of the NSRF and in the first places in the fund.
“What this government is advocating and which we will continue to say is the security of the citizens for the next day, that young children will find jobs, that businesses will be able to operate, and above all, that hope will exist and we are a serious state with stability, in a difficult area and especially a state.”
For her part, Vasiliki Pantelopoulou, Secretary General of the NSRF, said that the main objective of the NSRF remains the regional convergence, the removal of geographical inequalities and to support social fabric with an emphasis on vulnerable groups. According to Vasilis Siadima, the Secretary General of the ERDF, TS and ECB Programs Management Programs, Competitiveness is only meaningful when it creates a social footprint, while EAT Managing Director Ismine Papakirilou is reinforced by 73.4%, small businesses, small businesses, small businesses, market and aimed at the region.