Watsa

An environment that would attract investments and bolster entrepreneurship is the only way that Greece will get back on the path of growth and create jobs, Fairfax Group head Prem Watsa told Kathimerini during a recent visit to Greece, where he met with Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis.

A meeting on Friday between Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis and Indo-Canadian billionaire investor Prem Watsa, head of Fairfax Financial Holdings, was "extremely cordial," sources said.

Greece requires economic liberalization, stressed Prem Watsa, the head of the Fairfax group, while addressing the "Dialogue2" event organized by the Eurolife ERB Insurance Group in Athens on Tuesday.

Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on Friday received a group of foreign investors at Maximos Mansion, while the discussion focused on the first review of the economic adjustment program and government’s strategy on development.

Greek Finance Minister Yannis Stournaras was scheduled to meet with Fairfax Financial Holdings founder and chief executive Prem Watsa [photo] on Friday.

A group led by Watsa's Canadian company became the anchor investor in Eurobank’s recent 2.8 billion share capital increase.

By Yiannis Papadoyiannis

Fairfax Financial Holdings founder and chief executive Prem Watsa has expressed optimism to Kathimerini regarding the course of the Greek economy and said he was impressed by government efforts to improve conditions in the country.