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Banks saw asset quality and liquidity trends improve in Q4 but process interrupted in 2017
Agorawas reduced by more than 2.2 billion QoQ to 80.4 billion euros, with the NPL ratio landing at 34.8... at a slower rate than NPLs. It declined by 1.6 billion euros QoQ to almost 112 billion, while the NPE
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Are hirings in the public sector out of control?
EconomyFeaturesis lifted is more than topical, as discussions start to focus on shaping the country’s post-MoU... since the beginning of the crisis, perhaps more than most people realise. The core public sector ended... historically been looser than those applied to the staffing of permanent roles. Up until 2009, applicants
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Newsletter 34 - 10/07/2015
in the same period last year. This translates into a net drop in retail sales by 305 million over... reflecting domestic consumption rather than increased tourism activity. Triggered by a panic to hoard medicines rather than cover their actual needs, citizens also rushed to pharmacies, where child
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Trade after Brexit: How Greece and the EU will be affected
Agoraof 1999-2015, accounting for more than 51% of UK's total global trade. To paint the picture, the USA... to the UK more than importing from it - the EU should display some urgency in trying to strike... belong to this group. The members of this second group would be more affected than the countries
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BoG reveals figures for repatriation and banknotes returning to banking system
EconomyBankinginflow of 430 million, which is lower than the respective figure of 560 million recorded in the two-year... banknotes, the monthly repatriation of funds worth 470 million over the last 17 months was more than... in the July 2015 – November 2016 period stood at 180 million, which is substantially higher than
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Greece: After a deal, work on a solution
Agorawill be a short-term fix rather than a long-term solution. Instead, Greece must formulate a long..., such as Finland, or have a less hawkish stance than Germany, such as France and Italy. For Portugal and Spain... its labour market considerably since 2011, and it is now more flexible than Germany’s, according
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Newsletter 82 - 15/07/2016
in Greece more than double to 25.4 percent in 2035, from 11.5 percent in 2014. A report submitted... electoral law. The premier’s less-than-confident statement highlights the difficulties the coalition has... not clarified its position, votes in favour, Tsipras is seen garnering no more than 197 votes. However, Potami
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Newsletter 18 - 06/03/2015
, more than 700 million (corresponding to at least half of the issue) was covered from the accounts of general government entities held More than 700 million of the T-Bill issue was covered from... allowing the government to utilise cash reserves of more than 300 million from two general government
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Alpha Bank posts net profits of 48.1 mln in Q1, Greek NPE formation turns slightly negative on write-offs
EconomyBankingfor the third successive quarter. Net profits more than doubled to 48.1 million euros in Q1 from 20.1...-on-quarter (QoQ) to 305 million, mostly reflecting a drop in operating expenses following... by more than 100 million to 33.1 billion. The bank noted that Q1 deposits were positively affected
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Stocks rise for first time in three weeks, gaining 1.1 pct
Economy. Corporate news Alpha’s Q1 net profits more than doubled quarter on quarter to 48.1 million, while core pre-provision income rebounded by 1.2 percent to 305 million. Marfin Investment Group (MIG) showed... than halved to 13.1 million. Lamda Development reported a rise of 6.3 percent in Q1 net profits
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