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Piraeus completes Sunrise II securitisation as banks stay focused on NPE reduction
EconomyBankingPiraeus Bank announced on Monday that it entered into definitive agreement with Intrum and Serengeti Asset Management for the sale of 49 pct of the mezzanine and 2 pct of the junior notes of the Sunrise II securitisation. The portfolio consists of roughly 47,000 retail and corporate loans
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Newsletter 74 - 20/05/2016
and an increase in the excise tax on energy fuel, cigarettes and tobacco. The liberalisation of the NPL... and a notable drop in loan provisions. Asset quality showed encouraging trends, with NPL formation markedly...-year NPL stock to fall below last year’s level, while anticipating it will also turn profitable
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Athens buoyed by EU, US support over maritime spat with Turkey
PoliticsForeign Policyon the Turkey–Libya maritime border deal. A common statement adopted by the EU leaders during... on Thursday decided to appoint a special envoy to Libya. This will be Ambassador Christodoulos Lazaris. His mission will be to maintain contact with all sides in Libya in order to closely monitor developments
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After signing EastMed pipeline pact, Athens aims to tackle Turkey challenge
PoliticsForeign Policymemoranda with the Tripoli-based government in Libya. Officials in Athens stress, however... following Turkey's intervention in Libya, the message to Ankara in the joint statement they issued... in Libya presents a dangerous threat to wider regional stability.” The statement also noted
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Quiet summer in Greek-Turkish relations not seen lasting
PoliticsForeign Policy, in the upcoming EU Summit. Libya Libya is another issue that is of major concern to Greek diplomats. Libya’s Prime.... Even though the meeting focused more on Turkey’s economic “return” to Libya for the country’s... from the international community. The political situation in Libya will remain fluid and it is quite
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A busy year of diplomacy for Athens, but Greek-Turkish ties stagnate
PoliticsForeign Policycountries. But it also accomplished a rapprochement with Libya. Greece’s decision to extend its... was its rapprochement with Libya. That was accomplished with numerous visits by Greek officials, including... for the first time a high-level meeting on Libya on November 12, in Paris. Greece had been excluded twice from
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Airport privatisation set for take-off as more sales head for runway
EconomyFeaturesincluded three consortiums and seven solo companies. The invitation for the expression of interest
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Newsletter 496 - 27/02/2026
will secure a third term, implying an expectation of coalition‑building rather than a solo victory
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How Greek banks were left on the brink
Agora. Non-performing loan (NPL) formation went on an upward trend again after a short-lived slowdown... delayed their loan servicing payments also waiting for an NPL settlement scheme promised by the new... - an increase of 1.5 billion within Q1. The NPL ratio rose by around 0.4 percentage points (pp) to 35.8
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Greece reignites energy alliance talks with Israel and Cyprus amid US interest
PoliticsForeign Policyof President Trump, diplomatic sources acknowledge. Libya One country that is at the centre of interest for both Athens and Washington is Libya. The US is already including the North African country in a 4+1..., Turkey and Libya, aiming at resolving maritime disputes and, more specifically, the delimitation
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