“What we see in Greece is what we want to see everywhere“The Director General of the International Monetary Fund, Kristalina Georgieva, on the budgetary image of our country.

Ms Georgieva met with Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis as part of the IMF Spring Summit in Washington. As he pointed out after the meeting was completed, Greece has noted noticeable progress In recent years, as it records some of the best performance in the European Union.

“What we see in Greece is what we want to see everywhere. Growth is higher than average in the EU. By deficits a few years ago, now we have a surplusand very important, the country is moving forward with structural reforms that make it more competitive in a more frequent shock world, “he said.

Continuing, the IMF Director General referred to “digitization force“, Saying that our country is taking advantage of this power to provide effective and low -cost public services that operate with transparency and eliminate corruption risks.

For his part, Finance Minister Kyriakos Pierrakakis stood by the fact that Greece is now gathering the praises of the Fund’s officials, which contradicts the years of the financial crisis where our country was at the heart of the IMF meeting as a negative example.

“We are at the headquarters of the International Monetary Fund along with the Director General, Mrs Georgieva, fifteen years after the start of an unprecedented adventure for the Greeks. The country has now surpassed a gray decade. He has returned to positive growth rates, extroversion, hard work, responsibility, reforms, came out of the sidelines and managed to gain the confidence of investors and markets. IMF officials are now talking about flattering words about Greece. A few years ago the words were not the same. I am here, representing a proud country, representing its citizens, who have succeeded, ”Mr Pierrakakis noted.

Finally, Mr Pierrakakis argued that Greece can now look at the future much more optimistic, but recognizing that significant steps are still needed to support citizens, earn opportunities and modernize structures.