{"id":4961,"date":"2025-03-16T16:06:31","date_gmt":"2025-03-16T16:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/16\/moodys-upgrade-significant-for-the-greek-economy-says-govt-spox\/"},"modified":"2025-03-16T16:06:31","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T16:06:31","slug":"moodys-upgrade-significant-for-the-greek-economy-says-govt-spox","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/in-greece.com\/index.php\/2025\/03\/16\/moodys-upgrade-significant-for-the-greek-economy-says-govt-spox\/","title":{"rendered":"Moody\u2019s upgrade significant for the Greek economy, says gov\u2019t spox"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-1264299\">\n    <!-- .entry-header --><\/p>\n<div class=\"first-img article_thumbnail_wrapper\" itemscope=\"\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\">\n                                                                    <picture><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/\u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd\u03ac\u03ba\u03b7\u03c2_1-1-320x200.jpg?v=1742132913\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" class=\"picture-main-block-image\" data-nxsrc=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/\u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd\u03ac\u03ba\u03b7\u03c2_1-1.jpg?v=1742132913\" alt=\"Moody\u2019s upgrade significant for the Greek economy, says gov\u2019t spox\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/\u039c\u03b1\u03c1\u03b9\u03bd\u03ac\u03ba\u03b7\u03c2_1-1-960x600.jpg?v=1742132913\"\/><br \/>\n                        <\/source><\/picture>\n                                                        <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\" itemprop=\"articleBody\">\n<p data-start=\"95\" data-end=\"273\">Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis described Moody\u2019s decision to upgrade Greece\u2019s economy to investment grade as a significant development in a social media post.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"275\" data-end=\"518\">\u201cThe upgrade of the Greek economy by Moody\u2019s, the last credit rating agency recognized by the European Central Bank that had yet to upgrade our country, is an extremely significant development for Greece and our economy,\u201d said Marinakis.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"520\" data-end=\"780\">Marinakis said that the rating agency\u2019s announcement highlights \u201cthe rapid reduction of debt, the increase in revenues through measures against tax evasion, the budget\u2019s overperformance, and the decline in non-performing loans.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"782\" data-end=\"1035\">He criticized the reaction of the main opposition party, PASOK, accusing them of responding \u201cwith pettiness\u201d as they chose to focus on criticizing the government rather than acknowledging the report\u2019s significance.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\n        var NXFBPixelFunc = function () {\n            document.removeEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n            setTimeout(function () {\n                !function (f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n                    if (f.fbq) return;\n                    n = f.fbq = function () {\n                        n.callMethod ?\n                            n.callMethod.apply(n, arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments)\n                    };\n                    if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n                    n.push = n;\n                    n.loaded = !0;\n                    n.version = '2.0';\n                    n.queue = [];\n                    t = b.createElement(e);\n                    t.async = !0;\n                    t.src = v;\n                    s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n                    s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s)\n                }(window, document, 'script',\n                    'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n                fbq('init', '109138906120213');\n                fbq('track', 'PageView');\n            }, 0)\n        };\n        document.addEventListener(\"scroll\", NXFBPixelFunc);\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ekathimerini.com\/economy\/1264299\/moodys-upgrade-of-the-greek-economy-is-significant-says-govt-spox\/\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Government spokesperson Pavlos Marinakis described Moody\u2019s decision to upgrade Greece\u2019s economy to investment grade as a significant development in a social media post. \u201cThe upgrade of the Greek economy by Moody\u2019s, the last credit rating agency recognized by the European Central Bank that had yet to upgrade our country, is an extremely significant development for &#8230; 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