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The Hellenic Chinese Chamber within the frame of its institutional part for the widening of the Hellenic Chinese relations has put under its auspices the multi – conference “Money Show 2012”, which starts on December 21^st and ends the 23^rd December 2012.

As we celebrate this year the 40^th anniversary from the start of diplomatic relations between Greece and China, the Hellenic Chinese Chamber organizes a two hour conference within the frame of Money Show 2012. The event will take place on Friday 21^st December 2012 from 19.00 to 21.00 hours (Athens Hilton, “Hesperides” hall). The theme of the event is: “Prospects of developing the Greek-Chinese cooperation in the fields of culture and tourism”. The event is under the auspices of the Chinese Embassy and the Ministry of Tourism.

1、Introduction

In 2011, the China’s total retail sales of consumer goods were 18.1 trillion Yuan. According to Mckinsey&Company, the world's famous consultant company's prediction, China will become the world's second largest consumer market in 2014 and the largest luxury market in 2015.Chinese consumers have great cognition of foreign brands, and also have a strong capacity to pay for them. Yet, the brands' simplification in Chinese business channel restricts the purchasing power of Chinese consumers, but the overseas purchasing through tourism increases year by year. Therefore, the competitive importing consumer goods will gain infinite business opportunities and take over the Chinese consumer market certainly.

(China Daily 06/16/2012 page10)

China Investment Corporation is committed to discussing possible investment plans in Greece once a government is formed in the European nation after Sunday's election, said Greek business leaders. 

The intention was expressed by China's sovereign wealth fund during a recent visit to Beijing by a delegation from the Hellenic-Chinese Chamber, which aims to promote the development of business and economic ties between Greece and China. 

"I wish I could have a magic wand that would remove corruption and bureaucracy to attract overseas investors, especially those from China, once the new government is formed after Sunday's election," said Constantine Yannidis, president of the Athens-based chamber. 

The chamber sent a five-member delegation to China last month to attract investment in Greece. 

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Big Chinese businesses are seeking even further involvement in Greece despite the fact that unstable economic and political conditions have forced many foreign companies to reconsider their presence in the crisis-hit country.

Greece has long been home to thousands of Chinese businesses, from small retail stores to shipping giant China Ocean Shipping Company (COSCO), which has invested billions in Greece's largest port.

Several large international companies have already left Greece because of the crisis, but that doesn't appear to be the case for major Chinese companies.

"For investments that have to do with ports, logistics, energy and anything affiliated with big and stable Chinese businesses, there's no evidence that these businesses want to withdraw," said Constantine Yannidis, president of Hellenic-Chinese Chamber, a non-governmental, non-profit membership association for Greek corporations and individual entrepreneurs engaged in business with China.

 

 (Source; Fu Jing Asia News Network (MCT) — Asian markets rebounded on Monday as Greece’s pro-bailout party New Democracy winning enough votes to form a government has bought time to prevent a further worsening of the crisis.

The Interior Ministry of Greece announced that the right-wing New Democracy party won 29.7 percent of the votes, the left-wing Syriza was second with 26.9 percent and the center-left Pasok party was third with 12.3 percent in Sunday’s elections.

Asian markets welcomed the news, while markets in Europe sent mixed responses in early trading. In Asia, Japan’s Nikkei Stock Average rose 1.77 percent to 8721.02. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 0.4 percent to 2316.05. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index climbed 0.95 percent to 19415.93.

LA TRIBUNE, Article résumés 23/07/2012

 Les Chinois investissent en Grèce

Depuis la crise, la Chine investit massivement en Grèce. Alors que le gouvernement Samaras va lancer dans les prochains mois une vague de privatisations, les Chinois veulent jouer les premiers rôles. Deux petits drapeaux grec et chinois trônent sur le bureau de Constantine Yannidis, à Athènes. Le jour est important: le président de la Chambre de commerce sino-hellénique reçoit la visite d’une dizaine d’entrepreneurs venus de la province chinoise de Shangyu. Ces dernières années, les Chinois montrent un intérêt croissant pour la Grèce, et les délégations investissent le bureau de M. Yannidis.

As a businessman, there are three ways to make money from China’s economic upswing. You can attract investment so as to secure capital, you can look for cheap suppliers or you can turn to the Chinese market itself.

The third option of course involves the greatest risk and thus also requires the most courage. But it will get you the highest returns. More than 1,000 Greek companies have established trade ties with China, mostly in the form of imports from the vast Asian country.

But although the number of companies that have entered the Chinese market does not exceed 100, their performance is quite striking. These include S&B Industrial Minerals SA, jewelry and fashion brand Folli Follie, plastics company Plastika Kritis SA, FHL Kyriakidis Marbles and Granites, Coco-Mat mattresses, beauty product company Apivita, Kleeman elevators, Iktinos marble industry and Vitex paint manufacturers. Dozens more, including food and wine producers Tyras, Minerva, Ktima Lazaridis, Kriton Artos and Tsantalis, have also established their presence in the Chinese market. Their record so far is very positive.

ATHENS, Nov. 10 (Xinhua) -- The third Forum on the Development of Tibet of China opened in Athens on Thursday to further introduce Tibet to the world.

The forum is jointly sponsored by China's State Council Information Office, the Chinese embassy in Greece and the Hellenic-Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Industries to enhance the world's understanding of Tibet and strengthen international co-operation on the development of Tibet.

Over 200 government officials and scholars, as well as business and media representatives from Greece, China and other countries are attending the forum.

Topics of the two-day event will include Tibet's economic-social development, cultural heritage, environmental protection, technology, education, tourism development and foreign investment opportunities.

 Greece is due to host the 18th Seminar of the International Association of Surgeons, Gastroenterologists and Oncologists (IASGO) on Oct. 25 in Athens with China's support, as the two countries commemorate the 40th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic ties this year. The event running from Thursday to Saturday is organized by IASGO in close cooperation with the Chinese Society of Surgeons and the Chinese Society of Minimally Invasive Surgery with the support of the Chinese embassy in Athens, Greek authorities and the Athens Medical Center Group.

INVITATION

The Hellenic Chinese Chamber,

The Information Office of the State Council of People's Republic of China

And the Embassy of P.R. of China in Greece

Invite you to attend