According to provisionary figures released by the Hellenic Statistical Authorities (ELSTAT), GDP growth was below projections for the second quarter of 2018 (1.8%), but higher than initially announced in June for the first quarter of the year (2.5% vs. 2.3%).

Greece's economy grew at a rate of 2.3 pct year on year in the first quarter of 2018, according to seasonally adjusted provisional data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) on Monday.

Greece has achieved a 4.2% primary surplus of the GDP fo 2017, according to official data released by the Hellenic Statistical Authority.