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Inequality one of the 'greatest challenges' to democracy: Obama

Published: 16 Nov 2016 - 03:42 pm | Last Updated: 09 Nov 2021 - 07:47 pm
US President Barack Obama delivers a speech at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center on November 16, 2016 in Athens, Greece.  AFP / Brendan Smialowski

US President Barack Obama delivers a speech at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Cultural Center on November 16, 2016 in Athens, Greece. AFP / Brendan Smialowski

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Athens: Inequality in a globalised economy is one of the greatest challenges now facing democracies worldwide, US President Barack Obama said Wednesday in a speech closing the Greek leg of his European farewell tour.

"Inequality now constitutes one of the greatest challenges to our economies and to our democracies," Obama said.