Israeli investment interest in Greece has risen significantly, based on investment demands submitted with the Greek embassy in Israel, ANA reports.
The Greek embassy, in an annual report on bilateral economic relations, noted that bilateral trade grew 66.35 pct in volume to 977.96 million euros in 2017, compared with 2016. Exports grew 63.59 pct to 442.42 million euros and imports rose 68.70 pct to 535.54 million euros, leaving a trade deficit of 93.12 million euros, up 98.11 pct compared with the previous year.
The embassy report added that Israeli businesses were interested in cooperating with Greek enterprises in the fields of real estate, foods, building materials and raw materials, while tourism also grew by 12.9 pct in 2017.
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