Thursday, October 09, 2008

Greece Faces Major Economic Crisis - I Blame George Bush!

... after all, who else could be at fault?
Greece has so far escaped attention as the financial storm breaks over Europe, but the economy is deeply unbalanced. A torrid credit boom has been allowed to run unchecked, leading to a current account deficit of 15pc of GDP -- the highest in the eurozone.
While property losses are modest so far, the Greek banks have run into trouble rolling over short-term debts after the near total closure of Europe's capital markets. The liabilities of the Greek banks are roughly €320bn euros.
Could it be a wave of insane borrowing and spending? Could it be Keynesian economics coming home to roost?

Of course not. It's George Bush's fault!

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