Economy
Greek banks' equity raising could keep official support to a minimum
Following the disclosure of Greek banks’ capital shortfall by the ECB’s Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) on October 31, Greek banks submitted their capital action plans to the SSM last week to cover the emerging capital needs.
Strong start for Greek stocks but they end week down 3.4 pct
Despite a strong rebound on Monday, the Greek equity market traded on negative ground in the following sessions, ending the week down 3.4 percent.
Trade deficit falls by markedly accelerating pace of 24.2 pct in Sept
The drop in Greece’s trade deficit accelerated to 24.2 percent in September from 8.8 percent in August, Hellenic Statistical Authority (ELSTAT) data showed on Friday.
Greece passes latest omnibus bill, looks to next actions ahead
The omnibus bill with the second set of prior actions required for the disbursement of the next sub-tranche of 2 billion euros was voted through the Greek Parliament on Thursday evening.
EC sees milder Greek recession in 2015, debt ratio to climb to 200 pct in 2016
In its autumn economic forecasts published on Thursday, the European Commission (EC) revised its estimates on the Greek economy to take into account the uncertainty surrounding the bank holiday and the imposition of capital controls in late June.
Coalition in rush to wrap up pending bailout issues
Ahead of Monday’s Eurogroup, the Greek government seems willing to accelerate its efforts to close some key pending issues that could unlock the disbursement of the next sub-tranche of 2 billion.
Eurobank presents 2.12 bln equity raising plan to cover capital needs
Eurobank presented on Tuesday its recapitalisation plan to cover the capital needs that were announced by the ECB on Saturday.
National Bank reveals capital plan, which includes sale of whole Finansbank stake
National Bank (NBG) revealed on Tuesday its capital plan to address the shortfall that emerged from the comprehensive assessment conducted by the ECB's Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM).
Cabinet act firms up details of CoCos issuance by Greek banks
The cabinet act clarifying technical details related to the Contingent Convertible Securities (CoCos) was published in the Government Gazette on Tuesday.
Piraeus Bank reveals mitigating actions aimed at reducing size of capital increase
Piraeus Bank revealed on Monday the capital actions that it intends to submit to the ECB’s Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) to cover the capital shortfall that resulted from the comprehensive assessment.