- An early general election in Greece is looking more likely after the first round of a snap presidential election failed to win support for Greek Prime Minister Antonis Samaras’s candidate - Stavros Dimas.
- There is a great possibility that the left-wing, anti-austerity party Syriza could win such a vote – potentially putting the country's international bailout into jeopardy.
- Greece appears to be on track for a primary budget surplus in 2014, but the country still has an enormous debt pile of 175.5% of GDP.
- ETFs: GREK