Greece Financial "Forecast"

    In continuation of last week, things are looking better for Greece. Earlier this week, BBC News published an article announcing that the forecast for Greece's Euro Crisis "will emerge from recession in 2014". During the drafting of Greece's 2014 budget, they "predicted a 0.6% growth". The people of Greece have been working very hard to get to this point. Many people all over the world continue to be doubtful of this predicted forecast due to the slow improvements. However, the "Greece's budget prediction [has] reflected signs of optimism around the Greek economy". Another great thing about the Greeks is although they are very optimistic, they are also being realistic about the crisis by being well aware that they still have many challenges due to both political and economic issues. The Greek government and economy is continuously being watched over closely for constructive feedback and effective improvements by the IMF and the rest of Europe.
     Now that the Greek government has an optimistic outlook on their financial crisis, how can we help them? If you love to travel and explore the world, your next travel destination should be to Greece! By traveling to Greece, the employment rate will increase creating more jobs for all those Greeks who have been unemployed in result of the EU crisis. Although Greece has been on a bumpy ride, 2013 has been named a comeback year in Greek tourism! As global citizens, we should help them because there is so much to see and do there. I know many of you have refused to visit because of the euro crisis and believe you may not be able to experience Greece completely but that is very inaccurate! In a question and answer interview published just a few hours ago with the Greek Minister of Tourism, Olga Kefalogianni, he stated that because of the euro crisis, "tourists had a lot of misperceptions about the country because of all the negative publicity". Truth is, explore Greece now because Kefalogianni thinks that "Greeks feel even more hospitable to their visitors" and "they want to show their hospitality and warmth to everyone who choose their country for their vacation. Some last words, do not let this euro crisis stop you from paying a visit because by visiting you are lending a hand in helping them recover from their euro crisis!


"Greece forecasts it will emerge from recession in 2014" BBC News. 10 Oct. 2013. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-24430135

Sachs, Andrea. "Travel Q&A: A conversation with the Greek minister of tourism" 10 Oct. 2013. http://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/travel/travel-qanda-a-conversation-with-the-greek-minister-of-tourism/2013/10/10/6c50ac8c-2c5d-11e3-b139-029811dbb57f_story.html