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The Republic of Macedonia generally has good relations with Greece and enjoys substantial inward investment from Greece. However, the naming dispute has inhibited the establishment of full diplomatic relations so far but has not prevented both countries from engaging in military and security co-operation, cross-border investments, and cultural exchanges.〔(Greek firms thriving abroad )〕 ==Background== Since the end of the Greek embargo, which lasted between February 1994 and September 1995, Greece has become one of the most important business partners of the Republic of Macedonia. Greece is the fourth most important investor in the country (12.1% of total foreign direct investments), behind the Netherlands, Slovenia and Hungary.〔(Agency for Foreign Investments and Export Promotion for the Republic of Macedonia )〕 The acquisitions of Stopanska Bank by the National Bank of Greece, the OKTA refinery by Hellenic Petroleum, and the mobile operator Cosmofon by the Greek Cosmote Group are some of the largest Greek business undertakings in the Republic of Macedonia so far.〔(Birn Article on Greek investments )〕 According to an interview by then Finance Minister and today's prime minister Nikola Gruevski Greek investment took off after other Western investors were scared off by the 1999 Kosovo crisis:
Additionally by 1999 Greek exports to the Republic of Macedonia had reached the $1.32-billion mark.〔(Fourth consecutive exhibition of Greek firms in Skopje )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Greek investments in the Republic of Macedonia」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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