Prospect of Greek electoral stalemate scares business world

Athens

GREECE had been expected to finally limp out of recession after six painful years in the red, before it was unexpectedly plunged into a snap general election set for Jan 25.

Now, with a clear electoral result far from certain, the long-suffering Greek business community fears that any chance of a tentative recovery will be delayed - if not killed off outright - by a damaging political stalemate.