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  1. Government hopes new affordable homes bill can help alleviate housing pressure
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    PoliticsGreek Politics

    speculative buying, particularly in central Athens, where entire apartment blocks have been converted... In Thessaloniki, nominal rents for apartments up to 80 sqm reached 10.55 euros per Sqm, surging 17.6

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  2. Deposits up again in December but credit contraction continues apace

    EconomyMacroeconomy

    and profitability is the evolution of Greek banks’ non-performing loan (NPL) ratio, which jumped to 29.3.... Although the NPL formation shows a decelerating trend thereafter, the absolute figure is set to continue increasing. According to bank sources, NPL ratio rose close to 32 percent at the end of December

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  3. National Bank starts 2014 posting net profit of 181 mln in Q1
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    EconomyBanking

    -performing loan (NPL) ratio rose by 50 bps QoQ to 23 percent with the rate of the Greek NPL accelerating to 100 bps in Q1 from 30bps in Q4. Management noted that a similar trend is also evident in Q2. NPL

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  4. Alpha Bank posts loss of 94.1 mln in Q1
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    EconomyBanking

    cost savings of circa 100 million on an annualised basis. The non-performing loan (NPL) ratio rose to 33.3 percent from 32.7 percent in Q4. After a temporary break in Q4, the NPL formation resumed..., the NPL coverage further increased to 56 percent from 54 percent in Q4 and 51 percent in Q3

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  5. Alpha Bank reports H1 profits of 267.4 mln on one-off item
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    EconomyBanking

    -performing loan (NPL) ratio rose at a decelerating trend to 33.6 percent in Q2 from 33.3 percent in Q1. NPL formation fell to 158 million euros in Q2, which is the second lowest reading in the past 8 quarters, after a negative 352 million posted in Q4 2013. At the same time, the NPL coverage rose

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  6. National Bank reports 1.15 bln H1 profit on back of 1 bln deferred tax
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    EconomyBanking

    an exceptionally high 79 percent last year. The non-performing loan (NPL) ratio rose at a decelerating trend to 23.2 percent in Q2 from 23 percent in Q1 and 22.5 percent in Q4. This reflects a drop in NPL formation... million in Q1. In the Greek market, the NPL ratio rose by 90 bps almost stable QoQ to 29.3 percent

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  7. Greek stock market loses 1.8 pct in week of mixed messages, Q1 results

    Economy

    – cost containment and slightly improving revenues. The non-performing loan (NPL) ratio marginally... mainly reflecting lower operating expenses and impairment losses. NPL ratio hiked to 33.8 percent from 33... (NBG) net losses stood at 159 million in Q1 with the NPL ratio remaining stable quarter on quarter

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  8. Greek banks in intensive care: What lies ahead?
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    Agora

    (NPL) ratio of the domestic loan book edged up to 35.8 percent in Q1 from 35.4 percent at end-2014... of the NPL ratio shows the highest annual rise was recorded in 2012 when NPL ratio rose by 8.5

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  9. Greece gets tranche and looks ahead to next tasks, including pensions and NPLs

    EconomyProgramme

    , we understand that pension measures and NPL resolution will be among the key priorities. Pensions... on the NPL issue has now turned to the management of the huge NPL stock that currently stands

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  10. Clock ticks on bailout review but big gaps remain between Greece, lenders

    EconomyProgramme

    liberalisation of the non-performing loan (NPL) market and the new privatisation fund. Pension... billion, according to the Confederation of Social Security Workers (POPOPK). Secondary NPL market... of a secondary NPL market. However, this is restricted at the moment to the sale of NPLs related to large

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