Eurozone crisis live: Greek euro exit still a risk, warns finance minister Good morning, and welcome to another day of rolling coverage of the eurozone financial crisis, and other key events in the world economy. Greece's finance minister has slightly deflated the sense of optimism as we ease into the Christmas break, by warning that the country faces another very difficult year. Yannis Stournaras has cautioned against getting carried away by recent progress, pointing that things could unravel next year "if the political system finds the situation too difficult to handle." He made the comments in an interview with the Financial Times, published just a day after Greece's credit rating was upgraded. Stournaras is not all doom and despair, arguing that 2013 will be crucial: We can make it next year if we can stick to the programme agreed with the EU and IMF. But only if the Greek people accept the job cuts and austerity measures that were contained in the 2013 budget. Stournaras warns that this is far from guaranteed: What we have done so far is necessary but not sufficient to achieve a permanent solution for Greece...The issue now is implementation. As such, there's a 'possible risk' of Greece leaving the euro, he added, despite Athens having now received its latest aid tranche. With bond yields falling sharply, and yesterday's general strike passing off peacefully, Greece has reached a calmer state. But it's going to be a grim winter for many Greeks - and Stournaras is clearly concerned that he may struggle to hit his deficit targets and improve the competitiveness of the battered Greek economy. As he put it: We still face the possible risk of bankruptcy. But get through 2013, and the future will be brighter, he added. The full interview is here: Greece faces "make or break" year. Worth a read. Anyway, as usual I'll be mopping up the latest developments across the eurozone and beyond....