Finance & economics | The Greek economy
Daring to hope, fearing to fail
Back to the source of the euro-zone crisis
|Athens
THE protesters were back in Syntagma square on May 1st, a disquieting reminder of the pressures facing the nearly one-year-old coalition government as it strives to meet the terms of Greece’s second bail-out. These strains will intensify if the economy remains stuck in recession. So how plausible are sightings of an economic recovery on the horizon?
This article appeared in the Finance & economics section of the print edition under the headline "Daring to hope, fearing to fail"
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