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Trump win emboldens Mitsotakis critics as Athens ponders implications of surprise result
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe implications of the impending return of Donald Trump to the White House are beginning to sink in in Athens, where it was celebrated by prominent figures to the right of PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis but viewed with some concern by his foreign policy advisors. The Greek PM congratulated the president
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Greece digests EU-US trade deal amid mixed reaction
Economythat could sink the EU into recession and possibly lead to a global slowdown. That said, initial research
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Stournaras eyes easing of capital controls, updates on loan quality and NPL reduction targets
EconomyMacroeconomyAppearing before Parliament’s economic affairs committee on Monday Bank of Greece (BoG) Governor Yannis Stournaras presented the organisation’s monetary policy report, which was released a month ago, and provided an update on Greek banks’ loan quality a...
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Bank of Greece report overviews lenders' profitability, urges drastic NPL management
EconomyBankingThe Bank of Greece (BoG) published on Tuesday an overview of the Greek financial sector, providing an update on the key developments and data over the past five years regarding banks’ profitability, loan quality and cards’ transactions. The report showe...
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Second post-MoU review hinges on NPL plan and protection for primary residences
EconomyProgrammeAn uncomfortable Euro Working Group meeting last week has left Athens with much to do in the coming days as it seeks to obtain the green light for the disbursement of the ANFA and SMP bond profits in March. According to reports, the institutions and eur...
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Banks highlight areas of concern in talks on NPL scheme
EconomyBankingThe Finance Ministry has redoubled its efforts to get over the line the Asset Protection Scheme (APS), codenamed Hercules, that is meant to help Greek systemic lenders reduce the stock of NPEs on their books by up to 30 billion euros through state guara...
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Commission gives go-ahead for APS to reduce NPL pile
EconomyBankingThe European Commission (EC) announced on Thursday that it approved the Greek plan, codenamed “Hercules,” for helping Greek banks remove up to 30 billion euros in non-performing loans from their books. The Commission concluded that under the proposed As...
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Bridge scheme activated as banks look to avoid second-wave NPL increase
EconomyBankingThe ‘Bridge’ scheme for mortgage subsidies, which will subside up to 90 percent of payments from eligible individuals, has been activated as part of a number of mechanisms to relieve pressure on borrowers hit by the coronavirus pandemic. The scheme begi...
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What is the state of play with Greek banks?
Economyall aspects of non-performing loan (NPL) resolution policies and procedures. The outcome..., 2013. On the contrary, the key worrying aspect is the high level of domestic NPL ratio currently... for National. As an indication, a 1 percentage point increase in the Greek NPL ratio would result
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Credit origination and transmission: Are Greek banks part of the problem or the solution?
Agoraas NPLs (repayment delayed by more than ninety days) reaching 22.9 per cent. Such staggering NPL.... The NPL challenge and the deleveraging obligations facing Greek banks are major impediments to their current lending capacity. The effectiveness of NPL resolution policies will have to be assessed
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