# Professor Nicholas Economides discusses the consequences of Greek businesses relocating to Bulgaria

1 Faculty News December 8, 2015 ![OZY logo](/sites/default/files/styles/246w/public/assets/images/ozy192x144.jpg?itok=GNkYVaPM)>

Excerpt from [OZY](http://www.ozy.com/fast-forward/how-greece-found-a-bff-in-bulgaria/66370) -- "\[[Economides](http://www.stern.nyu.edu/faculty/bio/nicholas-economides)\] believes Greece still has five to 10 years before it can 'convince the world that it is at a stage of recovery.' Meanwhile, having a market for their products is helping them cushion the blow dealt by the economic crisis while fueling Bulgaria’s sputtering economic growth."

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