ATHENS, April 30 -- The time has come for further Greek debt relief, Secretary General of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Angel Gurria said here on Monday after meeting with Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras.
"The question of debt has to be addressed by creditors. Now they have to take account of the effort that Greece has made so that they can correspond to that effort by looking into how they can alleviate the burden of the existing debt. Greece has earned the right," Gurria said in joint statements broadcast by Greek state broadcaster ERT.
The OECD head visited Athens to present to the Greek prime minister the organization's annual economic survey for Greece as the country this summer is set to exit its third bailout program since 2010.
OECD experts have estimated that Greek economy will grow by 2 percent in 2018 and 2.3 percent in 2019.
Unemployment rates will drop from 21.5 percent in 2017 to 20.4 percent this year and 19.4 percent in 2019, while public debt will shrink to 172.5 percent of GDP in 2018 from 175.8 percent in 2017 and 181.1 percent in 2016.
Greek public debt will stand at 168.3 percent next year, according to the report which suggests further debt relief to support sustainable growth.
Pointing to the positive numbers, Gurria congratulated Greek people for the efforts they made to address the debt crisis, urging them to continue on the path of reform.
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