Greece's Financial Woes Are Far From Over

摘要

There were glimmers of hope in Athens in late September as international lenders arrived for a new round of talks on Greece's debt crisis. The government said it would post a small budget surplus this year, with the economy set to contract a less-than-expected 3-8 percent. Tourism is up, Greeks are depositing money in banks again, and a poll released on Sept. 25 showed support for the governing coalition holding steady. Could this be the turning point? Six years of recession and the austerity measures demanded by Greece's creditors have shrunk its economy by 25 percent and pushed unemployment to more than 27 percent. It seems the country has suffered enough.