Eurobank: Tour of Management in Thessaloniki – Designs 1.2 billion euro disbursements from 2024 to 2026

Three-day tour of Thessaloniki takes place from today (25.11.2024) to Wednesday (27.11.2024). The President of the Board of Directors of Eurobank, George P. Zanias, the CEO, Fokias Karavias, and the Deputy CEOs, Konstantinos Vasileiou, James Giannaklis and Stavros Ioannou, with a scale of high-ranking executives, have a wide circle of meetings with entrepreneurs of the region, as well as representatives of institutional and academic bodies of Northern Greece. Stressing its commitment to the region’s development dynamics, characterized by its dynamic, outward-looking business community, Eurobank is planning disbursements of around EUR 1.2 billion between 2024 and 2026, while over EUR 2 billion has already been disbursed over the last four years. The Bank maintains a strong presence in Northern Greece, with an emphasis on trade, processing, services & the hotel industry and construction, supporting the development and upgrading of the local business community by exploiting the great potential for funding through European resources and national programmes. Given the expansion of geopolitical risk and in the context of the open dialogue it seeks with businesses on issues affecting economic prospects, Eurobank is currently organising a working dinner for customers. In the event, following F. Karavia’s speech, a discussion will follow on “The prospects of the International, European and Greek Economy in a new Geopolitical Environment” between Mr. Konstantinos Philis, Professor of International Relations and Director of the Institute of International Affairs at the American College of Greece, Themistocles Fiotakis, Global Head FX and Emerging Markets Macro Strategy at Barclays Investment Bank, and Dr.Tassos Anastasatos, Chief Economist of the Eurobank Group. The debate will be coordinated by journalist Phoebus Carzis. As part of the tour, the Management launches its new building, where Corporate & Investment Banking and Private Banking units are housed in Agia Sophia Street. The five-story 1,600 sq.m. building is re-joined by Eurobank, after nearly 100 years, at the forefront of the city’s business life. It was built by empirical architect and civil engineer George Siaga for the businessman – industrialist Constantine I. Lamnidis, in 1925, having been in his long course a commercial and cultural reference point in Thessaloniki. In 1986 it was considered preserved and described as a work of art. The Bank’s Management, recognizing the decisive contribution of employees to strong performance and the achievement of Eurobank’s strategic goals, carries out an extensive programme of visits across the region’s network of stores and Business Centers. Eurobank CEO Fokion Karavia said: “Thessaloniki, a powerful geostrategic and commercial crossroads and a key industrial centre in the country, has continuously strengthened its regional and international scope in recent years. With broad business activities ranging from traditional sectors to innovative high added value sectors and comparative advantages, such as rich academic and research activities and strong human resources, the region is highlighted in an economic zone – model. Eurobank supports the pioneering business community of Northern Greece, which consistently plays a leading role in a context that requires cooperation between all productive forces to achieve a leap in investment and the timely transition to the new productive model that the country needs.”