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Coalition picks out positives from lenders' deal, clashes over political violence
PoliticsGreek PoliticsThe Greek government is hoping that there will be a positive conclusion to the discussions taking... the International Monetary Fund will be part of the Greek programme or not. After the news that Athens..., in the expectation that SYRIZA will profit from this, will pay off for the leftists. Apart from the SLA
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Banks meet NPE targets in Q1 but mortgage reductions remain slow
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek banks succeeded in meeting their non-performing exposure (NPE) reduction target in the first... fallen by 14 percent, or 14.8 billion euros. Excluding off-balance sheet items, NPE stock... and 62.9 percent. The latest operational targets submitted by Greek banks to the ECB's Single
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The tie that binds
Agorato reduce Greece’s debt, and then take it off again (so he could get back to work, the premier said... billion euros in profits on Greek bonds held by eurozone central banks (ANFA and SMP... be for those who are on the receiving end. There is a general realisation, though, that the Greek debt
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Tsipras aims to capitalise on debt deal as election talk is revived
PoliticsGreek Politicsto be deemed unnecessary at the beginning of 2019. The report suggests that the Greek prime minister will argue that the measure should be put off for at least six months or as long as Athens continues...), before it is tabled in Greek Parliament. The vote on the agreement would allow the SYRIZA-ANEL coalition
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Tsipras and Mitsotakis take messages abroad but face disquiet at home
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat will improve the competitiveness of the Greek economy so that our country is not the beggar... in Greek assets. When questioned about a potential new bond issue, Tsipras did not give a specific... a common theme of the government’s criticism of New Democracy and is aimed at both putting off moderate
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Banks on track with NPE targets in Q2 as sales play bigger role
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek banks succeeded in meeting their non-performing exposure (NPE) reduction target in the second... fallen by 17.3 percent, or 18.6 billion euros. Excluding off-balance sheet items, NPE stock... by Greek banks to the ECB's Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM) point to a reduction in NPEs by 37
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Mortgage loans a key piece of NPL reduction puzzle
EconomyBankingtargets. Excluding off-balance sheet items, the NPE stock was reduced by 3.8 billion euros quarter... for the forward-looking capital adequacy of Greek banks,” he said. Mortgage loans As mentioned... Greek banks have agreed to adhere to, non-performing exposures (NPEs) in the housing market should
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Banks submit new NPL targets to SSM, with sales leading way in reduction drive
EconomyBankingbillion euros’ worth of bad loans, according to reports in the Greek media. Of the total, 25 billion...) of the year, Greece’s four systemic banks had met their NPL reduction targets. Excluding off-balance... sales was evident in second quarter (Q2) reduction report which Greek banks released, showing
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As budget talks drag on, parties focus on inflicting damage via graft claims
PoliticsGreek Politicsthat the unresolved issues will be settled by mid-November. However, Athens has not been able to kill off, so... with a company which it hired for a visa-issuing programme. Reports in the Greek media have claimed that this small Greek firm then subcontracted the work to a much larger international company. New Democracy
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SYRIZA and ND keep name dispute alive as poll shows narrower gap
PoliticsGreek Politicsand that successive Greek governments have come under international pressure over the name issue... as possible for the SYRIZA leader and prevent him from taking the shine off the start... Agreement is ratified in Skopje, paving the way for it to be tabled in Greek Parliament. It should
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