Greek economic downturn falls on small business

Al Jazeera's Barnaby Phillips visits his old neighbourhood in Greece where residents will go to the polls on Sunday.

But, the vote comes as the country suffers through tough economic times with small businesses, once considered the lifeblood of the country, especially hard hit.

Pointing out a corridor of closed shops once familiar to him, our correspondent reports that almost a third of shops in Athens have closed in the economic downturn.