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Greek crisis 'could be Lehmanesque'

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Who would want to lead Greece at the moment? The government is caught between unions, who are leading a 24-hour general strike to protest against its austerity plan, and the bond markets, which fund the seemingly unsustainable lifestyle to which Greece has become accustomed. Gary Jenkins is a credit strategist at Evolution Securities and can tell us a bit about the external pressures.

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