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Greek economy in dire shape ahead of confidence vote
The Greek economy shrank 5.2 percent in the third quarter, official figures showed on Tuesday, highlighting the depths of the crisis as parliament debates approval of a new government to enact a debt rescue. Athens is racing against time to adopt deeply unpopular reforms demanded by its European and IMF…
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