Introduction
In the wake of the global economic crisis, Greece's GDP growth plummeted to 2.9% in 2008. An internal crisis soon followed, and led to contractions of 2% and 4.5% in 2009 and 2010 respectively. The country is mired in a chronic debt situation owing to the expansionary fiscal policies followed by successive governments, and currently suffers from weak export competitiveness.
Features and benefits
* Understand how Greece can be used to plan business investments or market entry through a holistic view of the country.
* Gain an understanding of the political situation in Greece, including key figures in the country and governance indicators.
* Understand customer demographics in Greece through analysis of income distribution and the rural-urban split, as well as healthcare and education.
Highlights
The PESTLE analysis of Greece identifies issues that affect the country's performance using the strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats (SWOT) framework.
The political landscape section discusses the evolution of the political scenario in Greece, as well as the country's economic, social, foreign, and defense policies. The section also discusses the country's performance according to World Bank Governance Indicators.
The economic landscape section outlines the evolution of Greece's economy, as well as the country's performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry, and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector, and employment.
Your key questions answered
* How does Greece perform in terms of technology-intensive sectors like telecoms and IT, patents, and R&D expenditure trends?
* What is the legal structure in Greece and are the laws conducive to investment?
* How does Greece perform in terms of environmental indicators and its environmental policies?
* How does Greece perform in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education?
