AICEP
Agência para o Investimento e Comércio Externo de Portugal

Our View: Export Boom

It’s official: last year was another record year for Greek exports. The latest data show that Greek merchandise exports surpassed €50 billion in 2022, equal to roughly a quarter of Greece’s gross domestic product.

Greek exports hit new record high, extending rising decade-long trend

Greek exports reached a new record high in 2022 – jumping by more than a third over prior year levels – as Greek producers of everything from petroleum products to building materials to food witnessed sharp increases in the value of their overseas shipments.

Greece inaugurates largest medical cannabis facility in Europe

Greece inaugurated its first ever production facility for medical cannabis − the largest such facility in Europe − and the latest in a string investments that are boosting the country’s position as a leading exporter of pharmaceutical products to the world.

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