Alexander Besant

There’s an argument to be made that Switzerland is the most perfect country in the world: It has the most democratic system of government ever created, unemployment runs around 3%, the economy is diversified and competitive, salaries are staggeringly high, working hours are relatively low, holidays are plentiful and did I mention that the landscape is one of the most breathtaking on the planet?

The office of Greek app-maker Taxibeat is located in a modern building, surrounded by shuttered shops and streets with cracked pavement, in the upscale Kolonaki neighborhood in Athens.

“We tried to get out as fast as we could,” said one American tourist.