Greek Economy Trouble Worse–IMF

An IMF report, which has been quietly circulated among European leaders, shows the southern European nations financials are worse off than believe. High unemployment, a shrinking tax base, and perhaps the early effects of austerity have taken their toll The…

Published January 27, 2012, 6:07am ET · 1 min read

An IMF report, which has been quietly circulated among European leaders, shows the southern European nations financials are worse off than believe. High unemployment, a shrinking tax base, and perhaps the early effects of austerity have taken their toll

The New York Times reports

Even as Greece tries to convince creditors that its debt-reduction efforts are on track, gloomy new International Monetary Fund forecasts about its long-term economy are threatening to derail talks meant to secure the nation’s next big installment of bailout funds.

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