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Watchdog's ruling in voter email leak prompts opposition calls for minister to resign
PoliticsGreek Politicsprotest. The social democrats argued that Kerameus should now resign. There has been no indication... on the Interior Ministry in connection to the leaked emails. They were found to have breached data... the time of the national elections. Someone from the Interior Ministry, who has not been identified
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New Democracy comes out fighting against Tempe censure motion
PoliticsGreek Politicsprompted the censure motion. In his remarks, Voridis also sought to undermine the credibility of SYRIZA... that it was stripping a former MP, Michael Tamilos, of his membership for remarks he made to local media...’s announcement of the initiative, Kasselakis called on the prime minister to resign rather than
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PM riles SYRIZA with remarks on EU anniversary
PoliticsGreek PoliticsGreece marked on Thursday the 40th anniversary of its accession to what was then the European Economic Community, but remarks made in the presence of EU dignitaries by Prime Minister Kyriakos... for Greece, not a party-political gathering. SYRIZA referred to Mitsotakis’s remarks as “incendiary
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NPL resolution in Italy and Greece
Agora. Moreover, their high NPL levels on bank balance sheets have impaired the asset quality of domestic... that could otherwise be lent to the real economy. Two examples illustrate different approaches to NPL... in Rome. The magnitude of the challenge to address NPL resolution head on is reflected in the following
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HFSF study identifies constraints on developing dynamic NPL market
EconomyBanking-regulatory constraints and developments for the development of a non-performing loan (NPL) market... for the development of a dynamic NPL market which – to some extent – would relieve the banks’ debt... legislated or initiated in 2015 and 2016, the Greek institutional NPL framework still faces a number
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Cabinet clears marriage equality bill without drama as Tempe inquiry hears grave accusations
PoliticsGreek Politicsopening remarks at the cabinet meeting, PM Kyriakos Mitsotakis kept it low-key, noting that legislation... intends to abstain from the vote, though government officials say that he will not resign, nor... in his socially progressive pronouncements. Interior Minister Niki Kerameus’s attempt to broaden
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A market for NPL resolution
Agora-performing loan (NPL) formation. Greece is not alone in having to urgently confront a looming policy... asset class. The emphasis of many international investors looking at NPL management... and legal environment envisaged for medium-term NPL resolution, the single largest obstacle
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Reshuffle scenarios resurface for Tsipras after ministers resign over rent subsidies
PoliticsGreek Politics-related remarks. Over the last few months, there has also been speculation that Tsipras will replace
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Piraeus reports net loss of 37 mln in Q1, records negative NPL formation for first time since 2008
EconomyBankingquality front, the bank reported a negative non-performing loan (NPL) formation for the first time since..., the NPL stock edged down for the second straight quarter by another 0.5 billion to 26.4 billion at the end of March. However, due to the continued deleveraging, the NPL ratio edged up to 39.8 percent
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Banks remain largely profitable in Q2, with focus on NPL reductions
EconomyBankingbps QoQ. The domestic non-performing loan (NPL) edged down to 7.1 billion euros in Q2 from 7.5 billion euros in Q1. This led the group NPL ratio to stand at 20.9 percent. The NPL coverage ratio stood... to 44.4 percent. Total coverage stands at 101.3 percent. NPL balances in Greece declined by 1.6 billion
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