Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras on Monday welcomed the European Commission's winter forecasts for Greece, saying they confirmed the strong resilience and the positive outlook of the economy.

Speaking to reporters after a Eurogroup meeting in Brussels, Staikouras said that the economic growth rate in Greece improved, strengthened and was steadily above the European average growth rate in 2023 and in 2024, while the inflation rate was de-escalating to a significantly lower level in 2023 compared with the European average rate.

The Greek FinMin attributed these results to the efficient and generous measures offered by the government to support households' available income and reduce the costs of enterprises. It is also attributed to an historic record in investments and exports last year and to a frontloading and significant exploitation of EU Recovery and Resilience funds.

"We continue with prudence, determination and confidence so that the country can keep achieving higher and sustainable economic growth rates, reducing unemployment and strengthening social cohesion," Staikouras noted.
 

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Greek economic growth to exceed eurozone, EU average growth rates in 2022, 2023, 2024