Greece has made a full-throttle comeback on the world economic stage and can serve as a model for other European nations facing fiscal challenges, Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis said at a has told a summit in Washington.
"If we succeeded, they can too," Mr. Pierrakakis said, addressing the fiscal difficulties in countries like Italy and France.
Speaking at the World Economic Summit organized by the news platform Semafor, he framed Greece's journey through "painful transformations" as a testament to the resilience of its people.
Mr. Pierrakakis emphasized that Greece is now "operating at full capacity," having implemented over 100 reforms in the last six years.
He highlighted the digitization of the country's public sector, with more than 2,200 government services now available online.
He also called for faster and deeper European integration, urging E.U. leaders to remove "invisible barriers" that act as tariffs between states and to move decisively on creating a unified capital market.
The minister underscored Greece's openness to foreign investment, mergers, and acquisitions, referencing the government's support for Euronext’s proposal to acquire the Athens Stock Exchange.