A significant meeting is being set between the Greek economy, Greek banks, the Stock Exchange and the largest listed companies with 100 powerful global funds that manage about 30 trillion dollars.

The meeting will take place in London on Monday and Tuesday, as part of the 4th Greek Investment Conference organized by Morgan Stanley in cooperation with the Athens Stock Exchange, with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis also attending—an indication of the importance the government assigns to it.

Greece is now considered a “success story” in the international economic environment, having made a dynamic return to the global economic stage. One after another, major international investment houses (such as Morgan Stanley, JP Morgan, UBS, HSBC, Bank of America, Wood and Company) are “voting” for Greece also for 2026.

Reforms, growth prospects (a growth rate higher than the EU average for the sixth year), and the recent energy and geopolitical upgrade of development are some of the factors creating fertile ground for attracting new investors to the country.

The “weapons” of the Greek mission for attracting foreign investors consist of the following facts:

• The strong growth story of the Greek economy. The Greek economy has, at least for the next few years, a “clear runway” for growth under conditions of fiscal stability. The Greek economy will also be one of the fastest growing in the EU in 2026. For the sixth year this year, our country will have nearly double the growth rate compared to the rest of Europe.
• Fiscal stability. The trajectory of fiscal data is on a path of overperformance, supporting the scenario of a positive revision of the prospects of the Greek economy. At the same time, public debt is decreasing. International house Wood & Co sees a sharp decline in Greek debt from 154.1% in 2024 to 101.3% in 2030.
• A new chapter is opening for the Greek energy sector, with Greece’s role as a regional energy hub being upgraded following the signing of the agreement for the Vertical Energy Corridor. The country is becoming a crucial point for the import, transport and distribution of LNG to Europe. In this way, its role as an energy bridge from the USA to the European market is strengthened and established at the core of the European energy map.

Recently, international house FTSE Russell upgraded, for September 2026, the Greek capital market from the category of Advanced Emerging Markets to Developed Markets.

This move is expected to significantly expand the pool of international investors who will now be able to invest in the Greek market, attracting substantial capital inflows that track global Developed Market indices.

With the acquisition of the Athens Stock Exchange by Euronext, the Greek stock market is moving to another level, allowing participants in Greek financial markets to join a network of more than 1,800 listed companies with a total market capitalization exceeding 6 trillion euros. The Athens Stock Exchange will soon become part of Euronext, a market now twice the size of London’s capital market (approximately 12 billion daily).

The profitability of listed companies supports stock valuations. The apparent recording of historic highs in dividends of listed companies. All indications show that 2025 will prove to be a landmark year for cash distributions by companies listed on the Athens Stock Exchange. So far, regular dividend distributions are just below 5 billion euros, and if we add bank interim dividends and OPAP’s, we will surpass the historic high of 5.4 billion euros in 2007.

Greek bonds

The momentum created by regaining investment grade, especially in the bond market. Greek bonds show particular resilience when a global “sell-off” occurs in bond markets. Piraeus Bank sees positive prospects for 2026 in the Sovereign Bond Credit Rating, estimating that “if the positive trajectory of the Greek economy continues, then our forecast is for an additional upgrade to Baa2 during 2026.”

Since the second half of 2019, Greece’s credit rating has been upgraded by four notches by Fitch, DBRS and Scope (from BB- to BBB) and by five notches by S&P (from B+ to BBB), as Greece’s large public debt followed a rapid downward path and the economy showed resilience to consecutive external crises, achieving growth rates double those of the Eurozone. Moody’s also upgraded Greece by four notches during the same period, granting investment grade this March, though with a rating one step lower than the other houses.

The banks

The major Greek banks (Alpha Bank, Eurobank, National Bank and Piraeus Bank) announced total net profits of 3.509 billion euros for the nine months of 2025, an encouraging sign of stable profitability. All indications suggest that in 2025 the four systemic pillars of the market will comfortably exceed 4 billion euros. With this performance they will be able to continue distributing strong dividends and also build the capital necessary for granting new loans.

Greek banks benefit significantly from the Greek recovery story and the increase in corporate lending, according to estimates from international houses.