Greece Just Witnessed Something It Hasn’t Seen Since 2006
- GDP rose 0.3 percent in third quarter, helped by tourism boom
- Government, creditors agree on measures for next loan payment
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Greece’s economy expanded for a third straight quarter for the first time in more than a decade, providing a foundation for the country’s attempts to exit its bailout program next year.
Gross domestic product grew 0.3 percent in the three months through September after expanding a revised 0.8 percent in the previous quarter, the Hellenic Statistical Authority said in a statement on Monday. From a year earlier, GDP grew 1.3 percent.