Bank Deposits Drop as Greeks Use Savings Amid Crisis

Marina Efthymiou, who works in a state-run call center in the Greek capital of Athens, is tapping her bank savings to meet living expenses after her income declined amid the country’s debt crisis.

“I use the money that I have in the bank because I don’t have much money now and because I have a lower salary,” said Efthymiou, who spoke in an interview while sitting on a bench in Syntagma Square in central Athens.