Greece’s credit ratings upgraded

Households in Greece are seeing little evidence of the positive economic developments, Naftemporiki points out:

“The prime minister celebrated, stressing that Greece’s image as an ‘island of political and economic stability’ had been confirmed. … While there are economic figures that ‘go through the roof’ in charts and reports, there are also those ‘stubborn’ realities that Greeks know all too well from personal experience, without needing to consult international agencies. They simply go to the supermarket, pay their exorbitant rent or mortgage, fill up their car’s tank at sky-high prices and brace themselves for a freezing winter because heating oil costs almost 1.75 euros per litre and natural gas is trading at over 80 euros per megawatt-hour on the European market.”