Flurry of US activity at Thessaloniki Fair

The support of the American business community for Greece is being underscored by the plethora of deals revealed in the context of the ongoing 83rd Thessaloniki International Fair, where the United States is the country of honor.

As US Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross stressed during the energy conference organized by the American-Hellenic Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) on Friday just hours before the fair's opening, the presence of major American companies at the TIF is a sign of trust in the future of Greece's economy and of America's desire to be a part of it.

After a flurry of energy-related investment deals announced at that conference, on Saturday ONEX Shipyards of Greek-American entrepreneur Panos Xenocostas expressed an interest in the acquisition of the two main Attica shipyards, in Skaramangas and Elefsina. In a letter to the Greek government, ONEX has proposed...