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Greek exports remained on an upward trend in January, extending last year’s course which led them to new historic records, offering encouraging signs for the outlook of exports in 2020, along with a 9.8 pct decline in the trade deficit in the first month of the year. However, fears over the range of consequences from a fast-spreading coronavirus on the global economy and problems likely to raise to Greek enterprises are source of serious concern.

While ELSTAT announced large exports of Greek products to Brazil, apples, peaches, kiwi and plums are gaining the confidence of Egyptian consumers, as these products are experiencing the largest increase in exports to Egypt.

Exports and improved private consumption are likely to strengthen short-term growth in Greece, projected at 2.0 percent in 2019 and 2.4 percent in 2020, the European Bank of Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said recently.