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Athens News Agency: News in English, 11-11-02
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[01] High pessimism, low spending among Greek consumers
[02] Metope removed from Parthenon temple
[01] High pessimism, low spending among Greek consumers
AMNA-Nine in 10 Greeks consider that their country is in recession,
compared with seven in 10 Europeans, while four in 10 Greeks say they
spend all their available income to cover their basic needs. This
was reported in the consumer confidence survey published by Nielsen
on Tuesday.
Greeks are also the most concerned among Europeans that the recession
will persist in coming months and about their future financial and
employment prospects.
Concerning the behaviour of Greek consumers, the survey found that four
in 10 have no money left over after meeting their basic needs while
the rest either use their cash to pay off loans and credit cards or
put it into savings accounts so that only a small percentage is spent
on purchasing goods and services.
[02] Metope removed from Parthenon temple
AMNA/ Archaelogists examine a metope lowered on Tuesday from the
Parthenon temple atop the Athens Acropolis for conservation. The 32nd
metope, from the southwestern side of the Parthenon, a Classical Era
temple dedicated to the mythical goddess Athena, is known as the metope
of the Annunciation because it was thought to resemble the Annunciation
of the Virgin Mary and is the only metope on the structure not disfigured
during the early Christian era. AMNA / ORESTIS PANAGIOTOU
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