ATHENS, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Greece's economy might contract
less this year than projected by the country and its
international lenders, Economy Minister George Stathakis said on
Wednesday.
With an international bailout in place, Greece's output is
forecast to shrink by 2.3 percent this year and by 1.3 in 2016.
But Stathakis told Greek lawmakers: "2015 recession ... could be
much lower than 2 percent, it could be 1.5 percent."
He said the economy will benefit from a strong performance
in tourism and a milder impact than expected from capital
controls the country imposed late in June to stem a deposit run.