Izvještaj Credit Suissea, za koji Spirtounias potvrđuje da je "u neku ruku štetan", uslijedio je nakon četvrte godine duboke recesije u zemlji i nemira zbog mjera štednje, i nakon što je atinska berza ostvarila najlošije rezultate na svijetu.
The Credit Suisse report, which Spirtounias acknowledged was "kind of damaging". came on the heels of the country's fourth year of a deep recession and riots against austerity measures, and the Athens Stock Exchange having the worst performance in the world.