Small Businesses In Greece Suffer Damage Due To Debt Crisis

In the morning of November 7th Beijing time, the New York Times headline "small businesses in Greece suffered damage due to debt crisis".

In the past few months, many Greek companies have spent more time worrying about the debt crisis in the region and the news media, which seem to have been too busy with their existing businesses. At present Greece's political situation has been plunged from another crisis into another crisis.

Against this background, the small size of Greece enterprise It has already had a very negative impact. In the eyes of these enterprises, Greek politicians seem to play games with their citizens. It is reported that Greece's debt crisis is gradually evolving into a social crisis, and people's discontent has continued to heat up. Trade union strikes have severely damaged the pillar tourism industry of the local economy. Moreover, the impact of the retail industry is also gradually emerging. Due to the decrease in the number of tourists, coupled with the Greek government's austerity policy, the local people's willingness to consume has been greatly reduced, resulting in a worse and worse business in the retail industry.

According to a survey released in September this year, it is expected that by the end of this year, there will be 10 small business failures in Greece, involving 250 thousand jobs. According to the survey data from the Ministry of Commerce, 6.8 small businesses have been closed since 2010, and there will be about 10 more small businesses by the end of this year. Bankruptcy Or now, the unemployment rate in Greece has reached a new high of 16%, and its economy is expected. decline The situation will further intensify.