Greek crisis: Pensioners left in the lurch

Image: Alkis Konstantinidis / Reuter

Pensioners wait outside a National Bank branch to receive part of their pensions in  Athens, Greece on July 1, 2015. The Greek debt crisis heightened on June 30 after the country missed a 1.5 billion euro debt repayment to the IMF and creditors cut off a crucial cash lifeline. Greece shut its banks for a week and ATM withdrawals were capped at 60 euros. Later, about 1,000 banks were opened for three days, and only for those pensioners who didn’t have bank cards.