Is the euro crumbling?

3 November 2011 Last updated at 14:17 ET Help

Rioting on the streets of Athens, banks are in trouble, investors worry, taxpayers are angry. The eurozone is in crisis.

We explain what went wrong in the eurozone, and why the problems in Greece are now a global problem.

For more background see our special report

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