Greece

A cleaning lady sweeps the floor at the Athens stock exchange (REUTERS/Yannis Behrakis).

Past Event

October 3, 2013

On October 3, Global Economy and Development at Brookings hosted a discussion to launch a new report on sovereign bankruptcy by the Committee on International Economic Policy and Reform — a group of independent economic experts that includes academics as well as former government and central bank officials.

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Interview | CTV News

Mass Protests in Greece Against Merkel

October 9, 2012, Daniel V. Speckhard
In the News

[An official-sector restructuring] would encourage a re-engagement of the IMF in Greece. In fact, the IMF is bound to fund 'sustainable policies' in any borrowing country and the current outlook in Greece -- with GDP in freefall and the debt-to-GDP ratio skyrocketing -- looks anything but sustainable.
September 11, 2012, Domenico Lombardi, Wall Street Journal
In the News

When you impose deflation on an economy [like Greece’s] that cannot benefit because it is not that open to world markets, you just create more deflation.
August 25, 2012, Carlo Bastasin, Washington Post
Interview | CTV News

Greece Asks for More Time

August 23, 2012, Daniel V. Speckhard
Interview | Bloomberg TV

The European Union's Reaction to the New Greek Government Is Key

June 18, 2012, Daniel V. Speckhard
Interview

A Conversation about the Greek Elections and the Future of the Eurozone

June 18, 2012, Donald Kohn, Douglas J. Elliott and Michael W. Klein
In the News

The Greek election doesn't solve the broader issues, either in Greece or Europe more generally, and the market is looking for how those might or might not be solved.
June 18, 2012, Donald Kohn, The Kansas City Star
In the News

I think exit will be a disaster in the short run, but staying in the euro just drags this out forever. As a long-run matter, Greece doesn’t have a viable future inside the Eurozone.
June 11, 2012, Barry P. Bosworth, Nightly Business Report
In the News

If Greece leaves the euro, it will also have to leave the EU.
May 21, 2012, Domenico Lombardi, Reuters
Interview | The Business News Network

The Last Act for Greece?

May 17, 2012, Daniel V. Speckhard