The Greek enterprise registry was positive in 2023, as more new enterprises were registered in the year compared with company deletions, official figures showed on Monday.

A report by GEMI, the company registry of the Hellenic Chamber of Commerce and Industry, showed that a total of 8,655 enterprises were registered in 2023, up from 7,465 in 2022, while deletions totaled 2,897 from 2,532, respectively. The balance among societe anonymes companies jumped 50% with 1,003 new company registrations and 388 deletions, with all other company categories recording spectacular increases.

The services sector was the leader, with 5,370 new registrations and a positive balance of 4,124 in 2023, from 3,480 in 2022, followed by commerce (2,364 registrations, 1,221 deletionss) and manufacturing (432 registrations, 359 deletions).