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Canny Greeks resort to retail therapy of another kind

In the heart of Greece’s most fertile plain, locals have come up with a novel way of dealing with austerity.

Cases of HIV/Aids in Athens had gone up 1450% last year compared with figures for the year before.

Greek public health policies ‘punish those most at risk’

The head of Medecins Sans Frontires in Greece has accused the Athens authorities of pursuing an incorrect and dangerous public-health strategy.

The creation of the eurozone now seems such an ill-considered idea.

Greece’s arms spree ends in defeat

The creation of the eurozone now seems such an ill-considered idea that it is hard to imagine what its founders were thinking.

Greece is mired in an ever-worsening recession featuring cutbacks and tax rises.

Enraged Greeks round on unsympathetic Lagarde

International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Christine Lagarde’s description of Greeks as rampant tax dodgers has provoked a furious reaction in Athens

In tough times

In tough times, Greeks bear gifts

Citizens in Greece have forged ingenious new economic models to survive by pulling together and selling necessities such a vegetables at cost price.

Gordhan’s cautious lead

Gordhan’s cautious lead

As the Greek debt crisis escalates, we look at Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan plan to contain the risks locally.

Greece’s recovery plan an economic death spiral

The International Monetary Fund has a clear idea about what is wrong with Greece. The eurozone’s weakest link has a serious fiscal problem.

Anger engulfs Athens

Anger engulfs Athens

Protesters’ fury turns fatal as the Greek capital buckles under unrest.

EU, IMF agree $1-trillion emergency fund

Policymakers unleashed a rescue package worth about $1-trillion to stabilise markets and prevent the Greek debt crisis from destroying the euro.

New regulations likely as US probes big stock dive

President Barack Obama said on Friday that regulators would look for ways to prevent a repeat of Thursday’s mysterious stock market meltdown.