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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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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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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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Newsletter 88 - 16/09/2016
be complicated by the apparent tug-of-war between the government and the Bank of Greece governor... by almost 16 billion euros since the end of May. 2 A market for NPL resolution Out-of-the-box thinking... underline that they are finally engaging head on with NPE portfolios and non-performing loan (NPL
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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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Puzzling reaction to army reservists' call for government to resign
PoliticsGreek PoliticsAn unusual announcement by a little known army reservists’ group calling for the government to resign prompted an emergency late night meeting of top ministry and judicial officials on Wednesday. There was surprise that the government gave such attention to the statement, which amounted to a demand
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Alpha Bank net losses rise to 440mln in Q4 2014, NPL ratio at 33 pct
EconomyBanking-performing loan (NPL) ratio dropped QoQ to 33 percent from 33.6 percent in Q3 and mainly results from write-offs of 800 million euros in Q4. Excluding write-offs, the comparable NPL ratio would have increased to 33.8 percent. The NPL formation peaked in Q4, after a decelerating trend in the preceding
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Signs of optimism in Greek banks' Q2 results but NPL challenge lies ahead
Agoraissue of asset quality, Piraeus recorded a negative non-performing loan (NPL) formation for the second straight month, Eurobank’s figure turned negative for the first time, while NBG posted marginal NPL formation of just 2 million euros in Q2. Overall, the four banks recorded a negative NPL formation
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