Greeks withdraw money from banks as worries grow


World | 207795 hits | May 16 6:23 am | Posted by: martin14
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Greeks withdrew 700m euros ($894m; �560m) from banks in the week ending on Monday, according to the Greek president.

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  1. by avatar martin14
    Wed May 16, 2012 1:28 pm
    Faith in a new government.

    Faith in the new currency. ;)


    Elections June 17th

  2. by Lemmy
    Wed May 16, 2012 1:52 pm
    Get ready to buy some Canadian bank stocks at a deep discount. Their share price will begin plummeting in 10, 9, 8, 7....

  3. by avatar bootlegga
    Wed May 16, 2012 2:24 pm
    In February, former finance minister Evangelos Venizelos said Greeks had deposited 16bn euros overseas, including "32% in British banks and 10% in Swiss banks".


    8O

  4. by avatar Brenda
    Wed May 16, 2012 2:30 pm
    This is news how? Greeks have been withdrawing money from the moment they were in trouble. Hell, how do you think they got into trouble?
    Greeks do not like to pay taxes. Or pay anything at all. They like to be given though. And they do not want to do anything in return.
    Greeks find loopholes in anything.
    Property taxes are never paid. You only have to pay when a building is completely finished. So of course, no building is ever finished. But it is calculated as revenue, and thus spent.

    But no, it is "me me me", and everyone else can pay up.
    UGHHHHHH

  5. by avatar ShepherdsDog
    Wed May 16, 2012 2:36 pm
    beware greeks bearing gifts....... because they were bought with German cash and the krauts are trying to repossess. Maybe the Greeks should just hand over Crete to the Germans

  6. by avatar martin14
    Wed May 16, 2012 3:04 pm
    "ShepherdsDog" said
    beware greeks bearing gifts....... because they were bought with German cash and the krauts are trying to repossess. Maybe the Greeks should just hand over Crete to the Germans



    Again ?

    Germans should get something better this time, it is costing them more money. ;)

  7. by Regina Gold Member
    Wed May 16, 2012 3:10 pm
    "martin14" said
    beware greeks bearing gifts....... because they were bought with German cash and the krauts are trying to repossess. Maybe the Greeks should just hand over Crete to the Germans



    Again ?

    Germans should get something better this time, it is costing them more money. ;)
    All the Feta they can eat? :mrgreen:

  8. by avatar BartSimpson Gold Member
    Wed May 16, 2012 3:13 pm
    The Greeks are withdrawing their funds in Euros because they know whatever new socialist coalition that forms is certain to withdraw from the Euro so they can inflate the snot out of the drachma to obviate (default on) the debt.

  9. by avatar ShepherdsDog
    Wed May 16, 2012 3:23 pm
    "martin14" said
    beware greeks bearing gifts....... because they were bought with German cash and the krauts are trying to repossess. Maybe the Greeks should just hand over Crete to the Germans



    Again ?

    Germans should get something better this time, it is costing them more money. ;)
    It's preferable to Athens



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