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Introduction to Greece
Economy
Greece is facing Sovereign Debt Crisis
since it accumulated high levels of debt
during the decade before the Financial
crisis when the market was highly liquid.
As the crisis got deepened there was a
liquidity crunch in world economy thereby
making borrowings difficult as well as
expensive and thereby improper debt
repayments on time.
Reasons:
Excessive Expenditures
Mismanagement
Unregulated Labour Market
Obsolete Pension System
GREEK ECONOMYSIGNIFICANT
PROBLEMS
Government expenditures
increased by 87%, revenues grew by
only 31%.
Rising Unemployment.
Insufficient Bureaucracy.
Tax Evasion.
Corruption.
IMPACT OF GREECE
CRISIS ON INDIA
Trade
Markets
Liquidity Situation
Rupee Value
Borrowings
MEASURES
1. The European union , the IMF & the
ECB set up a tripartite committee (the
TROI KA) to prepare an
appropriate programme.
2. First round of crisis response (May
2010 ): 3 years package of 110 billion
,Contributed by IMF ( 30 billion) and
Euro zone ( 80 billion).
3. ECB provided substantial liquidity
support to Greeks private banks [b/w Jan
2010 to May 2011- 51 billion.
4.Again Euro zone provided loan - July
2011 109 billion.
MEASURES
MEASURES
MEASURE
2nd Austerity Measure :[May 2010]
MEASURES
3rd austerity measure:[Jan 2011]
CURRENT NEWS
Protests have broken out over the
austerity package currently under
debate in parliament that includes
almost $40 billion in spending cuts and
tax increases
CONCLUSION
As we discussed due to over
public expenditure and over-borrowed.
Now Greece is in a verge of default.