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Banks focus on defining challenge of reducing NPEs
EconomyBanking(BoG) and the banks’ financial statements, 2017 was a successful year in meeting the NPE reduction... of last year, the volume of NPEs stood at 95.9 billion euros according to BoG’s quarterly report... to the latest BoG report, and 6.5 billion for 2017. Sales came to 1.8 billion euros in the quarter
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Our most popular stories in 2014
Agora- 04/08/2014 Greeks living in smaller, older, poorer quality homes during crisis, BoG study shows A study published in the latest Bank of Greece (BoG) economic bulletin highlighted the deterioration in Greek... of 14.4 percent. Since this specific category includes huts, shacks booths and shops, the BoG study
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Newsletter 84 - 29/07/2016
in the wake of the newly eased capital controls. On Tuesday the central Bank of Greece (BoG) published... profits of around 31 billion. The BoG also said that the non-performing exposure (NPE) ratio further... and loan adjustments at fair value, while the NPE stock remained at 2015 levels. The BoG urged banks
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New rules on sale of NPLs come into play after approval of omnibus bill
EconomyProgramme. Licensed companies that will engage in loan sales may also be based outside EEA. The Bank of Greece (BoG... in case the company is also licensed to grant loans. Licensed companies have to submit to the BoG..., liquidated and defaulted loans as well as write-offs. The BoG receives a fee from the licensed companies
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Newsletter 45 - 02/10/2015
, were indirectly highlighted by Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras this week. In comments to the Wall... significant funding, as Tsipras indicated in his comments to the Wall Street Journal. The European Union
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Refugee influx pushes Tsipras towards crisis nexus
Agora. In comments to the Wall Street Journal between a multitude of appearances at the sidelines of the United... indicated in his comments to the Wall Street Journal. The European Union has also had somewhat
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Holding out for a (reformist) hero
Agorapotential miracle worker, or “Harvard-educated free-market reformer”, as the Wall Street Journal... bureaucracy and weak political will have to be overcome. The Wall Street Journal writes
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BoG provides insight into Greece’s housing affordability problem
EconomyFeaturesIn its Governor’s Report for 2025, the Bank of Greece dedicated a section to the factors shaping house prices in Greece and the capacity of households to finance the acquisition of a home. Housing affordability is defined as the ability of households to...
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Greek banks' NPL selloff gathers speed
EconomyBankingcurrently makes prohibitive. According to data from the Bank of Greece (BoG), bad loans stood at around 4.6... percent. In a recent speech at the Delphi Forum in March, BoG governor Yiannis Stournaras called... Planning Services S.A. (FPS), a wholly owned subsidiary of Eurobank, licensed by the BoG. According
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Greece sizes up task of restructuring corporate debt
EconomyThe Bank of Greece (BoG) released on Friday the findings of a recent workshop in which... billion euros is less than half the figure of 42 billion recently disclosed by BoG governor Yannis..., which would impact consultation and out-of-court solutions. According to the BoG release
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