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Wednesday, March 25, 2015

Greek government takes desperate measures in battle to stay afloat

Cash-strapped coalition raids pension funds and seizes subsidies destined for farmers amid warnings debt-stricken country could go bust within weeks The Greek government is resorting to increasingly desperate measures to keep afloat amid dire warnings the debt-stricken country could go bust within weeks.In a balancing act not seen by any European administration in recent times, the cash-strapped coalition has sequestered the reserves of public bodies, seized EU subsidies destined for farmers and postponed all payments for state supplies in the scramble to continue servicing its debt and paying salaries and pensions. Pension funds have been raided to raise money for Treasury bill auctions. Continue reading...


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