The Greek economy will grow faster than the expected average rate of 2% in the next decade because of specific reasons, the Bank of Greece’s governor Yannis Stournaras said on Wednesday, ANA reports.
Addressing an EIB’s event in Athens, the Greek central banker noted these reasons were: the unusually high private sector deposits to 15% of GDP in 2021 from 6% on average in the five years before the pandemic, a development which will boost domestic demand and private consumption in particular. A second reason is that Greece will receive around 30.5 billion euros from the NextGeneration EU fund focusing on high added value projects boosting growth in saving energy, green energy transition, digital transformation, employment, social cohesion, and private investments.
The use of these funds will boost the country’s real GDP by 7% by 2026. A third reason, he said, was the increased ability of the banking system to fund sustainable investment plans.
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