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Determined to invest in the next day,<\/strong> using the full range of available resources (such as the Recovery Fund<\/strong>) appear Greek SMEs<\/strong>. 86% of those that intend to make at least one investment in the next five years. of the SME sector<\/strong>. Percentage that is by 10% higher compared to SMEs<\/strong> that made investments the previous five years.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

This conclusion is drawn from the six-monthly survey of 600 SMEs carried out by \n Economic Analysis Division of the National Bank of Greece<\/a>\n<\/strong>, according to which theinterest of SMEs in the use of the Recovery Fund<\/strong> is high<\/strong>, with medium-sized enterprises being the main beneficiaries. At a rate of 55%<\/strong> – approximately 1 in 2 – declares that they will participate in the actions of the Fund.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

The willingness to invest through the Recovery Fund from medium-sized<\/a> enterprises<\/a> is increased<\/strong> by 4% compared to<\/strong> that observed in the previous NBG survey.<\/strong> The estimated amount of their investment plans has also increased<\/strong>, which amounts to 5.6 billion euros<\/strong> (compared to 5 billion euros in the previous semester). 39%<\/strong> of these, however, correspond<\/strong> to initial stage investment plans<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

Very small businesses are hesitant<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n

The increased investment<\/strong> willingness of medium-sized enterprises compensates<\/strong> for the decrease<\/strong> in the mobilization of very small<\/a> enterprises<\/strong>. The reduction<\/strong> amounts to 9%<\/strong> compared to the previous semester. The estimated<\/strong> amount<\/strong> of investments<\/strong> corresponding to them is also reduced.<\/strong> The amount is calculated 3.7 billion euros<\/strong> (compared to 4.5 billion euros in the previous semester). 65%<\/strong> of these concern projects<\/strong> which are still at an early stage.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Fixed end at 49%<\/strong> is the percentage<\/strong> of small businesses that intend to make use<\/strong> of the actions from the Recovery Fund. At the same time, the total amount<\/strong> of investments increased<\/strong>, which is estimated<\/strong> at 5 billion euros<\/strong>. In the previous semester<\/strong>, this amount amounted to 4,7 billion euros<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n

According to the conclusions of the research, very small businesses prioritize their participation<\/strong> in other investment programs<\/strong>, such as:<\/p>\n\n