Troika’s Greek economic forecasts still look too optimistic

The Greek GDP figures, which suggest that the economy may have expanded in Q2, confirm that Greece has benefitted from the recent period of relative calm and stability. But a strong and sustained expansion is still a long way off and another major debt restructuring is still likely to be needed.

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