Greece's slump eases as GDP and budget both improve BBC News The severity of Greece's recession eased slightly in the second quarter, according to the country's statistics body. Greece's economy shrank at an annual rate of 4.6% in the three months to the end of June, a slight improvement on the 5.6% fall between ... Greece recession pain eases, but 1.3m remain jobless Greek economy shrinks 4.6 percent in second quarter |