And, as we have found out in the meantime, this is as true for countries as it is for companies. Following Ireland, Greece is now the second euro-zone member to have gotten into massive payment difficulties due to the crisis, almost to the point of national bankruptcy.
“只有退潮时，才知道谁在裸泳。”传奇投资家沃伦·巴菲特的这句名言是全球经济危机的生动写照。而且，近来我们发现，这话不仅适用于公司，而且也适用于国家。继爱尔兰之后，如今希腊成了第二个陷入严重偿债困境的欧元区国家，危机几乎把它拖到了国家破产的边缘。