Based on seasonally and working day adjusted data, GDP growth rate in real terms is estimated at 2.7%, the service said.

Compared with the previous quarter, the economy grew 0.7%. In the first quarter, the economy grew by 1%.

Finance Minister Harris Georgiades voiced satisfaction, adding that the growth rate “confirms our economy’s positive prospects and the effectiveness of the economic policy in recent years.”

The minister warned that growth prospects should not be undermined by returning to the irresponsible practices of the past.

“On the contrary, it should be safeguarded and strengthened through the unwavering and responsible continuation of the effort,” he said in a written statement.

The rise in the growth rate is mainly attributed to the sectors of hotels and restaurants, professional, scientific and technical activities, retail and wholesale trade, manufacturing, construction, and transport.

Negative growth rates were recorded by financial service activities.

Source: Cyprus Mail