Greece's Economic Recovery Masks Persistent Household Financial Struggles
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Despite Greece's macroeconomic recovery and rising average household net wealth (€117,936, up 23% from post-Ukraine invasion lows), many Greek households still feel poor because the recovery has been uneven. Average household wealth remains nearly one-fifth below 2009 levels, and the benefits of growth have disproportionately gone to wealthier households, leaving millions of middle- and lower-income families struggling with high living costs, stagnant wages, and the lingering scars of the debt crisis.
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Hacker NewsGreece's Economic Recovery Masks Persistent Household Financial Strugglesdnews.grKey quotes
· 3 pulledGreece's long economic nightmare may be over on paper, but for millions of households the recovery remains elusive.
Average household wealth is still nearly one-fifth below the level recorded in 2009.
The benefits of growth have disproportionately gone to wealthier households, leaving millions of middle- and lower-income families struggling.
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