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BoG Monetary Policy Report positive on programme end but advises caution for future targets
EconomyBankingBank of Greece (BoG) issued its annual Monetary Policy Report for 2017 – 2018 on Monday, in which it outlines the positive outlook from the completion of the third adjustment programme and the debt and surveillance decisions of the last Eurogroup.
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Credit contraction unchanged at 1.9 pct in May, balance at 179.34 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyCredit contraction in the Greek market remained at 1.9 percent in May, unchanged from April, according to Bank of Greece (BoG) figures released on Wednesday.
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The race to reduce Greece's bad loans
EconomyBankingAhead of this week’s Eurogroup, the bad loans plaguing Greece’s banks are once again coming into focus.
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Eurosystem funding falls by 716 mln in May
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek banks’ Eurosystem funding fell by 716 million euros in May, the Bank of Greece's (BoG) monthly financial statement has revealed.
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Banks meet NPE targets in Q1 but mortgage reductions remain slow
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek banks succeeded in meeting their non-performing exposure (NPE) reduction target in the first quarter (Q1) of 2018 according to the seventh quarterly report on operational targets for NPEs published by the Bank of Greece (BoG) on Wednesday afternoon.
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NBG makes profit of 20 mln in Q1, NPE stock falls again
EconomyBankingNational Bank of Greece (NBG) reported a net profit of 20 million euros from continued operations in the first quarter (Q1), reversing the loss of 60 million euros in Q4.
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Alpha Bank posts net profits of 65.2 mln in Q1, NPEs fall for fifth quarter
EconomyBankingAlpha Bank reported net profits of 65.2 million euros for the first quarter (Q1) of 2018, reversing the loss of 64 million in Q4 2017.
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Capital controls eased, allowing larger withdrawals and doubling limit on business transfers abroad
EconomyMacroeconomyGreece’s Finance Ministry (MoF) announced on Thursday that the capital controls introduced in the summer of 2015 will be further relaxed from Monday as part of an effort to fully abolish them not long after the end of the programme.
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Eurobank net profits at 34.5 mln in Q1
EconomyBankingEurobank recorded net profits of 34.5 million euros in the first quarter (Q1) of 2018, representing a year-on-year (YoY) decline of 5.5 percent versus net profits of 36.5 million euros in Q1 2017.
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Piraeus Bank sells first real-estate backed NPE portfolio worth 1.95 bln
EconomyBankingPiraeus Bank has agreed the sale of a corporate NPE portfolio worth 1.95 billion euros as part of its ongoing strategy to reduce the volume of bad loans on its books.