The Greek debt conundrum, explained

The Greek debt conundrum, explained

Press quote (The Christian Science Monitor)
Simon Tilford
10 February 2012

"Greece is trying to massively reduce its public borrowing without anything to offset these measures, like [devaluing] the currency," says Simon Tilford of the CER. "So the cuts in spending become self-defeating because the economy is contracting faster than they can implement cuts."