国际英语资讯:Interview: New Greek govt needs to give boost to reforms, investment to accelerate growth:
<p><span word="ATHENS">ATHENS</span>, <span word="July">July</span> 9-- <span word="Greece">Greece</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="government">government</span>, <span word="which">which</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="sworn">sworn</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="Tuesday">Tuesday</span>, <span word="should">should</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="delays">delays</span> <span word="boost">boost</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="investment">investment</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accelerate">accelerate</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="experts">experts</span>.</p><p><span word="Sunday">Sunday</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="general">general</span> <span word="elections">elections</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="emerged">emerged</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bailout">bailout</span> <span word="era">era</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="summer">summer</span>, <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="mandate">mandate</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="conservatives">conservatives</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="form">form</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="stable">stable</span> <span word="single">single</span> <span word="party">party</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="implement">implement</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="rejuvenate">rejuvenate</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>, <span word="Panagiotis">Panagiotis</span> <span word="Petrakis">Petrakis</span>, <span word="Professor">Professor</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Department">Department</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Economics">Economics</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Kapodistrian">Kapodistrian</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Athens">Athens</span>, <span word="told">told</span> <span word="Xinhua">Xinhua</span>.</p><p><span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span>, <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="past">past</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="entered">entered</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>, <span word="aligning">aligning</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rest">rest</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="economies">economies</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="rates">rates</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="Greece">Greece</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="annual">annual</span> <span word="GDP">GDP</span> <span word="growth">growth</span> <span word="slowed">slowed</span> <span word="down">down</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="quarter">quarter</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2019 <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="three">three</span> <span word="quarters">quarters</span>, <span word="recording">recording</span> <span word="a">a</span> 1.3-<span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="increase">increase</span>, <span word="compared">compared</span> <span word="with">with</span> 1.5 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="and">and</span> 2.1 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="previous">previous</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="quarters">quarters</span>, <span word="according">according</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="latest">latest</span> <span word="report">report</span> <span word="released">released</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="country">country</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="statistical">statistical</span> <span word="agency">agency</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Hellenic">Hellenic</span> <span word="Statistical">Statistical</span> <span word="Authority">Authority</span> (<span word="ELSTAT">ELSTAT</span>).</p><p>"<span word="Greece">Greece</span> <span word="needs">needs</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="generous">generous</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="towards">towards</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="increased">increased</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="growth">growth</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="order">order</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="chance">chance</span> <span word="again">again</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="huge">huge</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="new">new</span> <span word="reforms">reforms</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="economy">economy</span> <span word="desperately">desperately</span> <span word="needs">needs</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="instance">instance</span>, <span word="change">change</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="justice">justice</span> <span word="system">system</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="working">working</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="shorter">shorter</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="delays">delays</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="courts">courts</span> <span word="concerning">concerning</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="investments">investments</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Greece">Greece</span>," <span word="Petrakis">Petrakis</span> <span word="explained">explained</span>.</p>
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