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Greece and the Euro: from crisis to recovery

This talk introduces the new e-book edited by Kevin Featherstone and George Alogoskoufis.
This talk introduces the new e-book edited by Kevin Featherstone and George Alogoskoufis.
Wednesday 3 November 2021 | 1 hour 32 minutes 29 seconds
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The eight-year adjustment program followed by Greece in the aftermath of the 2010 crisis was concluded in the summer of 2018. While the Greek economy appeared to be on a path to an admittedly weak recovery after 2017, in 2020 it was hit by another major negative shock, that of COVID-19 which has caused another deep recession.

What are the pre-conditions – economic, political and institutional - for a sustained recovery of the Greek economy? What's scope is there for recovery, which priorities need to be set, and what are the prospects for their attainment?