Doing Business in Greece (Course, Master)

Syllabus of the Online Course (Subject) - Doing Business in Greece. Athens.

1. Introduction to the Hellenic Republic (European Union)
2. Economy of Greece: The largest merchant marine in the world
3. Doing Business in Athens
4. Greek Foreign Trade
5. Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in Greece
6. Access to the Greek Market
7. Business Plan for Greece

The goals of the Online Course / Subject “Doing Business in Greece” are the following:

1. To analyse the Greek Economy and Foreign Trade
2. To know the business opportunities in the Greek Market
3. To analyse trade relations of Greece with the student's country
4. To know Greece's free trade agreements as a member of the European Union
5. To develop a business plan for the Greek Market

Examples of the Course (Subject) - Foreign Trade and Business in Greece:

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Description of the Online Course: Doing Business in Greece

The Hellenic Republic (Europe)

1. Capital: Athens. Other important cities: Thessaloniki, Piraeus, Patras, Heraklion and Lárisa
2. Official Language: Greek
3. Area: 131,957 square kilometres
4. Greek Population: 11 million people
5. Type of Government: Parliamentary Republic
6. Borders of Greece: Albania, Macedonia, Bulgaria and Turkey

Religion in Greece: Orthodoxy (Christianity)

Greece belongs to Orthodox Civilisation (European Economic Area)

1. Greece became independent from Ottoman Empire (Turkey) in 1830
2. Greece, through the Roman empire, was the chrysalis of Western Civilisation

Economy of Greece.

1. Greece is an advanced high-income economy (World Bank)
2. The Hellenic Republic has suffered a deep economic crisis since 2008, although everything seems to indicate that slowly begins to overcome its crisis
3. Greece represents the 15th economy of the European Union
4. Greek GDP (nominal): 238,023 million dollars
   1. Services: 85%
   2. Industry: 12%
   3. Primary Sector: 3%
5. Greek GDP per capita: 21,623 dollars
6. Currency: Euro
7. Greece is a member of the European Union since 1981
8. Greece receives about 15.5 million tourists a year
9. The Greek merchant marine is the largest in the world (4.5% of Greek GDP, 15% of global cargo capacity)
10. Other important Greek sectors are industrial production, foods, textiles, chemical products, mining and petroleum
11. Headquarters of the European Centre for the Development of Vocational Training (Cedefop): Thessaloniki

Greek Foreign Trade.

1. Greece is the main actor in the Balkans, with strong investments in Albania, Bulgaria, Romania and Serbia. Many of these investments are made into the banking sector
2. Top Greek exports are petroleum, aluminium, electrical equipment, pharmaceutical products, plastics, vegetables, fruits
3. Top Greek exports destinations are Italy, Germany, Turkey, Cyprus, Bulgaria
4. The main Greek imports are petroleum, electrical equipment, pharmaceutical products, machinery
5. Top suppliers: Germany, Italy, Russia, Iraq, China
6. As a member of the European Union, Greece is a beneficiary of the EU Free trade agreements with South Africa, Mexico, MERCOSUR, Chile, Colombia, etc

International Economic Relations of Greece

1. Adriatic-Ionian Initiative
2. Organisation of the Black Sea Economic Cooperation
3. International Chamber of Commerce
4. European Union
5. International Monetary Fund (IMF)
6. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)
7. World Trade Organisation
8. Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE)
9. World Bank
10. Asia-Europe Economic Meeting (ASEM)
11. United Nations
12. Group of States of the European Council Convention against Corruption (GRECO)
13. Organisation for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE)
14. European Investment Bank (EIB)
15. European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
16. Regional Cooperation Council

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