Greek current account deficit shrinks in January, tourism revenue down

Reuters

Published Mar 23, 2017 09:24

Greek current account deficit shrinks in January, tourism revenue down

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greece's current account deficit shrank in January compared to the same month a year earlier, the Bank of Greece said on Thursday, helped by a stronger surplus in the income account balance.

The data showed the deficit reached 271 million euros ($292.08 million) from 771 million euros in January 2016. Tourism revenues fell slightly to 165 million euros from 169 million in the same month a year earlier.