The share of Greek exports of goods in world trade has risen by 30 per cent since 2010. The current account, which reached a deficit of 15 per cent of GDP in 2008, has moved into surplus in the first eight months of 2013, and we expect a surplus for the year as a whole.
BIS central bankers’ speeches  1  The banking sector strategy With the deepening of the crisis a few years ago, the Bank of Greece stepped-in to preserve banking system stability. Our efforts focused on two fronts: •  Preserving banking system liquidity, and  •  Restoring capital adequacy.