Wednesday, February 01, 2012

Greece Warns It Will Soon Be In "Condition Of Absolute Poverty"


And while the bankers (on both sides of the table) haggle about how to best leech Greece even dryer (with a solution due any hourday, week now), the actual people are starting to wave the white flag of surrender. Because the opportunity cost of every additional coupon payment is having a direct, immediate and increasingly more dire impact on virtually every aspect of the economy. Kathimerini reports that "about 160,000 jobs will be lost this year in the commerce sector, according to the National Confederation of Greek Commerce (ESEE) as the constant decline in disposable income has led to a sharp drop in turnover and a steep rise in the number of enterprises shutting down." Indicatively, the latest Greek employment figures per the IMF, show  that 4.156MM people are employed .... Read more at http://www.zerohedge.com