Growth estimates for this year slide anew

National Bank analysts estimate that Greece's growth rate this year will not exceed 2 percent, below government and creditor forecasts, as they expect that the slowdown in the eurozone will impact the Greek economy via exports.

This figure is in line with the views of other analysts in Athens, sources say. The government projected 2.5 percent growth this year in the 2019 budget, while the International Monetary Fund said in its first post-program report that the Greek economy will expand by 2.4 percent, and a few days earlier the European Commission had reiterated its winter estimates for 2.2 percent growth.

National Bank's analysts counter that growth this year will be similar to last year's 1.9 percent advance. Their report points to a considerable slowdown in the growth of exports of goods and services to 3.5 percent from 8.8 percent last year, mainly because of...