Greece's debt capitulation has political risk
Thursday, February 26, 2015
Significance
Impacts
- Syriza will have to tread cautiously on contentious aspects of policy such as privatisation where hard-liners want a halt to sell-offs.
- It has committed to tackle tax fraud, evasion and smuggling, which could make it influential enemies.
- Private deposit flight from Greek commercial banks since December is straining their resources and compromising their profitability.
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