Rick Steves' Greece: Athens & the Peloponnese amazon.com
Bust: Greece, the Euro and the Sovereign Debt Crisis - By Matthew Lynn amazon.com
Greece's 'Odious' Debt: The Looting of the Hellenic Republic by the Euro, the Political Elite and the Investment Community - By Jason Manolopoulos amazon.com
Understanding the Crisis in Greece: From Boom to Bust - By Theodore Pelagidis amazon.com
The Imminent Crisis: Greek Debt and the Collapse of the European Monetary Union amazon.com
Eyewitness Greece - Athens and the Mainland - 352 Pages
Financial markets and economic growth in Greece, 1986-1999 [An article from: Journal of International Financial Markets, Institutions & Money]
Athens Demographics:
The population count for Athens was 10,964,020 in 2001. According to eurostat, in 2008 Greece had a total estimated population of 11,262,000. Of this, some 695,979 are estimated to be non-Greek.
June 27, 2011
"Moment of truth" approaching with June 29 austerity
Almost €12 billion in Greek bonds coming dueWith €2.4 billion in 6-month treasury bills due on July 15 and then €2.0 billion from 3-month bills maturing a week later, Papandreou and new finance minister Venizelos are in a pinch and everything seems to be hinged on getting the new negotiated austerity plan through parliament. (Even more doom is ahead in August, when €5.9 billion in 5-year bonds come due.)
June 29 and the 30th is the start of voting on the "troika' plan, and so far opposition parties are more or less united in opposing the plan. The effort to forestall default through major fiscal measures in Greece (primarily cuts) and other radical changes in the Greek economy (i.e., significant tax increases) is a tough sell and may not get any easier unless a third-party lender shows up. Incidentally, China is buying european debt, and already has a foothold into the Greek economy based upon shipping. Could they appear as a savior?
"China has been buying euro zone debt and Chinese officials have said they intend to continue that trend. Chinese sources say the country remains interested in extending its commercial investment in Europe, such as taking stakes in companies."
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