The importance of recovering the investment grade as soon as possible is expected to be highlighted by the governor of the Bank of Greece, Giannis Stournaras, in the Interim Report on Monetary Policy that he will publish today.

Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras expressed optimism to Bloomberg TV on Wednesday that Greece would regain investment-grade status soon after the newly elected government presents its policy statements.

The next Greek government’s primary obligation will be to improve economic competitiveness and productivity, and to return to primary surpluses, Bank of Greece (BoG) Gov. Yannis Stournaras underlined on Tuesday.