Prime Minister Antonis Samaras on Wednesday met with Dow Chemical Company and IBM heads.

The discussion focused on the cooperation between the two companies in order to create a service centre in the field of information systems in Greece.

The Dow Chemical Company will initially focus on the exploitation of support services operations and information systems infrastructure management, while these services will be provided by the IBM headquarters in Athens and will be operational later in 2014.

This investment could be anywhere in Europe, but Greece was chosen because the prime minister and his team have created an environment friendly for investments in the country while “in order to bring growth you need investment,” the chairman of Dow Chemical Company, Andrew Liveris said.

The general manager of IBM in Europe Rich Hume said that this partnership would strengthen the technological capabilities and the talent that exists in Greece.

Deputy Development Minister Notis Mitarachi noted that this cooperation would create a number of quality jobs.

“Everyday the quality investment climate is changing. Foreign investments are important,” he stressed, referring to the strong interest of foreign companies to invest in Greece, due to the high level of education of young people.