Greece among most miserable economies, according to Bloomberg index

Greece ranks as the joint-fifth most miserable economy in 2018, according to the forecasts made in Bloomberg’s Misery Index.

The annual index examines inflation and unemployment outlooks for 66 economies. It ranks Greece joint-fifth with Turkey, with a “misery” value of 20.6 points. Greece was the sixth most miserable economy in 2017, with 22.7 points.

Venezuela ranks as the worst-off economy for the fourth year in a row, followed by South Africa, Argentina and Egypt.

Thailand is seen being the least miserable this year, as was the case in 2017. It is followed by Singapore, Japan and Switzerland.

Source: ekathimerini.gr