Pointing to the parliament building overlooking his small cafe in Athens' Syntagma Square, the 35-year-old blames Greece's turbulent politics for the troubles of its banking system.
The Athens stock exchange was trading around 19 percent lower by mid-morning on Monday, after falling nearly 23 percent after it reopened for the first time in five weeks.
European Central Bank President Mario Draghi has voiced unprecedented doubts about the chances of rescuing Greece from bankruptcy as Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras was due to put forward last-ditch reform proposals on Thursday.
US stocks jumped nearly 2% on Monday as a merger between two big banks in Greece suggested Europe was working through its financial problems and a rebound in consumer spending calmed fears about the US economy.
Michael Massourakis, Senior Economist at Alpha Bank, in an interview with CNBC-TV18’s Menaka Doshi, feels that debt sustainability can be addressed if the programme that the Greece Parliament will pass tomorrow is implemented.