Burnett's three reasons to be cheerful on Europe

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Neptune's Rob Burnett has outlined three potential positives for the eurozone as the region struggles through the latest phase of its debt crisis.

With a Greek exit from the single currency now firmly on the cards, the manager of the £960m Neptune European Opportunities fund said there is still hope a new coalition government will be able to address the major problems facing the country. Burnett (pictured) said a poll conducted this month by Greek newspaper To Vima showed 78% of Greeks want to stay in the eurozone. “There will be new elections on 17 June and there is the possibility a new pro-euro coalition could be formed,” the manager said. “There is a 50% chance we will see a better outcome than the market is discounting." ...

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