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France and Greece upgrade defence pact as regional and political risks loom
PoliticsForeign Policyand delivering practical solutions. Renewed engagement with Libya The visit of Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis on Monday to Tripoli, Libya, marked a significant step in revitalising bilateral... was another key topic during Monday’s talks. Gerapetritis noted that flows from western Libya to Greece
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Sharp increase for Greek bank provisions in Q2 due to capital shortfall highlighted by ECB
EconomyBankingprovisions recorded in Q3. The non-performing loan (NPL) ratio reached 36.5 percent in Q3 with the NPL formation increasing to 520 million in Q3 from 485 million in Q2. At the same time, NPL coverage rose... in Q1. The NPL ratio edged up to 34.3 percent in Q2 from 34 percent in Q1, while the NPL formation
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Newsletter 88 - 16/09/2016
by almost 16 billion euros since the end of May. 2 A market for NPL resolution Out-of-the-box thinking... underline that they are finally engaging head on with NPE portfolios and non-performing loan (NPL... of many international investors looking at NPL management is on the recovery potential
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Government tries to contain fallout from breach of voters' data
PoliticsGreek Politicsgiven the ongoing investigation into a potential data breach at the Interior Ministry. The MEP... Data Protection Authority, the Interior Ministry and a public prosecutor. It was also announced on Friday that Interior Ministry general secretary Michalis Stavrianoudakis and New Democracy’s secretary
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Investigations into voter email leak continue despite denials from government
PoliticsGreek Politicsof separate investigations by the Interior Ministry, a Greek prosecutor and the country’s Data...-Michelle Asimakopoulou from the upcoming EP elections and the resignation of a senior Interior... that the email list was leaked from the Interior Ministry during the tenure of the caretaker
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Piraeus Bank posts minor losses in Q4, almost breaking even for 2016
EconomyBankingloan (NPL) formation remained negative for the fourth straight quarter with the Q4 figure increasing to -450 million from -335 million in Q3. In the Greek market, NPL formation stood at -492 million..., the NPL stock declined further by more than 1 billion QoQ to 24.38 billion in Q4 from 25.35
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Piraeus Bank records net losses of 6 mln in Q1, further reduction in NPE stock
EconomyBankingpercent in the previous quarter. Non-performing loan (NPL) formation also turned positive at 423 million... quarter. NPL formation in mortgages and consumer loans stood at 89 and 28 million, respectively, improving from a negative figure in both sectors during previous quarters. However, NPL stock declined
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PM briefs EU leaders on migration stance as Turkey tries to pin blame on Greece
PoliticsForeign Policythat Turkey has usually interpreted it. Libya There is a possibility of a ceasefire in Libya within the next.... But, according to government spokesman Steffen Seibert, Merkel told Haftar that the situation in Libya... that will take place in Libya's international waters aiming to preserve the UN arms embargo. The new
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Amid lack of communication, overflights add to Greek-Turkish tension
PoliticsForeign Policyon the sidelines of NATO Summit, in London in early December. Libya concerns Athens is also closely monitoring Turkey’s efforts to enhance and stabilise its presence in Libya, supporting the UN-recognised government in Tripoli. According to press reports, Turkey maintains five frigates closely to Libya
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Athens assessing lay of land as Cyprus talks approach and UK seeks new role
PoliticsForeign Policy-Cypriot sides have many issues to consider ahead of new Cyprus talks. Libya developments Greece... and the Prime Minister of Libya by the Libyan Political Dialogue Forum in Geneva. A statement released... and the Government of National Accord of Libya, in Tripoli. As a diplomat, Menfi served the regime
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