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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 16-01-05
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[01] Government's aim the reopening of industries under new ownership,
says Dep. Econ Minister
[01] Government's aim the reopening of industries under new ownership,
says Dep. Econ Minister
The investment opportunities for new entrepreneurs and the creation of
new job positions via the re-opening of industries that have interrupted
their operation in the last years is one of the government's targets,
stated Deputy Economy Minister responsible for Industry Theodora Tzakri
speaking to Praktorio 104.9 FM on Tuesday.
Most of the industries, that were shut down during the last years and
they are now in the banks' hands, can reopen without being nationalised
and the new owners can derive through competitions and in cooperation
with the banks.
"We do not refer to wrecks. The industries must have building
infrastructure and machinery. We refer to industries that can revive
with a small effort" said Tzakri adding that the government's aim is the
crisis to become an opportunity and those workers that have been fired
to return to their job and additionally new job positions to open.
As she stated the ministry will facilitate the new investors to secure
new operation licences "We will give them ready as new investment plans
through a transparency procedure, which means that new investors will
receive ready industries".
Tzakri also noted that additionally the government aim to the restart of
the economy via HRDF programmes. "The aim for the country is to create
through the development and the industrial production, stable and better
paid job positions" she concluded.
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