While Greece has made some progress in restoring its macroeconomic stability and implementing much-needed initial fiscal adjustments since 2009, the highly unproductive public sector accounts for more than 50 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), and the country continues to confront a daunting debt burden and severe erosion of competitiveness. Serious challenges remain in government spending and freedom in labor and product markets. The fiscal deficit remains approximately 4 percent of GDP, and public debt exceeds 170 percent of GDP.
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The perception of the petroleum industry is not currently a good one. So, if that sentiment can be measured, can it be improved? The SPE Sustainable Development Technical Section believes it can by SPE members thinking like activists yet acting like engineers. Data collection and analysis are key to determining what really matters.
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