Higher tourist arrivals helped drive up Greece's services balance surplus in the first seven months of 2024, according to figures for the balance of payments in January-July 2024 released by the Bank of Greece on Friday.
For 2024, the growth rate of the Greek economy is now expected to reach 2.14%, up from the previous estimate of 2.09%
Nearly 1 million beds were available for short-term rental in July in Greece thanks to strong tourist flows.
Meteorologists are forecasting warmer temperatures in September after Greece reported hottest July on record.
Ice cream in Greece is becoming a costly pleasure with a liter selling for at least 3.7 euros in 2023, among Europe's most expensive.
Overall arrears owed to the state total a still stratospheric 80.8 billion euros, even as 26.32 billion euros has finally been declared as “non-collectible” by the tax bureau.
