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Eurozone exit could restore Greek competitiveness
"Short of the eurozone agreeing a fully-fledged transfer union, it is hard to see how Greece can remain in the eurozone," says Simon Tilford, chief economist at the Centre for European Reform think-tank. "Leaving would be fraught with risk but at least it would hold out the possibility of economic growth and escape from the current debt trap."