International investors and creditors believe in Greece’s long-term prospects, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Thursday evening, referring to the successful issue of 30-year bonds on Wednesday, during a European Investment Bank signing event, ANA reports.
Mitsotakis made his statements at the online signing of two agreements worth 875 million euros in funding with the EIB, which on March 17 had announced “a record support for pioneer energy efficiency and sustainable urban investments throughout Greece.” The funds will accelerate the implementation of the ‘Electra’ energy efficiency upgrade of public buildings and the ‘Antonis Tritsis’ plan for viable urban investments.
President of the European Investment Bank Werner Hoyer congratulated the government for its achievements, underlined by the successful issue of the 30-year bond. He noted that in 2020 EIB made a record number of investments to Greece (over 2.8 billion euros), 44 percent of which are related to actions addressing climate change.
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