"It is much more important that the Greeks continue to post a primary budget surplus and meet the EU's requirements," said Panagiotis Petrakis, professor emeritus of economics at the University of Athens.
Once seen as the 'problem child' of the eurozone, Greece has turned things around and now expects real gross domestic product (GDP) to grow by 2% this year.
Not so long ago, this would have been unthinkable. At the peak of Greece's sovereign debt crisis in 2014 and 2015, Greece teetered on the brink of leaving the eurozone currency union.
Greece has also posted a high primary budget surplus in recent years. Put simply, this means it has been earning more than it has been spending.
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