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ECB study finds Greeks overburdened by housing costs, most likely to miss payments
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S&P ups outlook to positive, leaves rating at 'BBB-'
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Moody's leaves Greece's rating unchanged, one notch from investment grade
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Investment grade boost visible in strong demand for Greek assets
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Labour database shows 8 in 10 workers earn less than 1,200 per month
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Investment grade rewards evident in first bond issuance of 2024, attracting record demand
What lies at the heart of differences over Greek banks' capital needs?
Following a meeting last week between Bank of Greece (BoG) senior officials with the top management of the four Greek systemic banks (Alpha, Eurobank, National and Piraeus), where the central bank reportedly informed lenders that their capital needs amount to around 5 billion euros, a Financial Times report published on Monday puts things in a completely different perspective.
The FT claims that the IMF has estimated Greek banks’ capital needs at 20 billion euros, a figure almost four times larger than the one the BoG has reportedly arrived at. In addition, the newspaper states that senior troika officials believe the dispute...
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