Current focus on southern European growth (Spain, Portugal, Italy, Greece) misses debt accumulation in those economies; debt-to-GDP ratios continue rising and interest expense is becoming the largest budget item in most southern European countries, recreating the 2003 pattern where Greece was called the growth motor but became the crisis case within four years.
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Danielle LabalEvidence Quote
“people look at Spain...Portugal...Italy...growing...that is not true...looking at GDP...not looking at debt accumulation...Greece was the motor of growth...Germany was the sick man...four years later boom...interest expense is becoming the largest item in the budget”
Created: 8/11/2026, 7:14:28 AM
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