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Alpha, Eurobank sign agreement with KKR for management of NPLs
EconomyBankingIn a joint press release, Alpha and Eurobank announced on Tuesday that they have reached a binding agreement with KKR Credit for the management of credit and equity exposures to a number of selected Greek corporates into a platform managed by Pillarstone.
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Eurosystem funding falls below 100-bln mark for first time since Jan 2015
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek banks’ Eurosystem funding dropped for the tenth straight month in April, albeit at the decelerating pace of 1.88 billion euros after a decrease of 2.78 billion in March, according to the Bank of Greece's (BoG) monthly financial statement on Thursday.
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Corporate lending rates fell in March, time deposit rate slightly down to a new low of 0.88 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek households’ new time deposit rate eased for the third straight month, albeit modestly, by 3 basis points (bps) to 0.88 percent in March, Bank of Greece (BoG) data displayed on Wednesday.
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Piraeus first Greek bank to repay Pillar II bonds, others to follow
EconomyBankingPiraeus Bank said on Thursday that its remaining Pillar II bonds will be redeemed on Friday, which will make it the first Greek bank with zero reliance on any of the three pillars of the capital and liquidity support programme (Law 3723/2008) that was initiated in 2008.
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Credit contraction slows to 2.1 pct in March, loan deductions fall to 146 mln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek bank credit contraction decelerated to 2.1 percent in March after a short-lived acceleration to 2.3 percent in February, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures showed on Wednesday.
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Marginal deposit inflows of 55 mln in March
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek private sector deposits recorded marginal inflows of 55 million euros in March from outflows of 548 million in February, Bank of Greece (BoG) data displayed on Wednesday.
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Compromise emerges on liberalisation of NPL market
EconomyProgrammeBeyond the convergence between Greece and its lenders on the basic package of austerity measures worth 3 percent of GDP, the government and the institutions appear to have clinched an agreement on the sale of non-performing loan (NPLs).
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Demand for hospitals' reserves raises concerns about govt's liquidity position
EconomyFresh concern about the government’s liquidity position have been raised after the Health Ministry sent a letter to hospitals on April 21 demanding that they transfer their cash reserves to a special account at the Bank of Greece (BoG).
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Stable credit standards for loans in Q1, small uptick in demand for SME and housing lending
EconomyMacroeconomyCredit standards for both corporate and household loans remained broadly unchanged quarter on quarter (QoQ) in Q1 of 2016, according to the Bank of Greece’s (BoG) bank lending survey.
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Eurosystem funding drops by another 2.8 bln to 101.4 bln in March
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek banks’ Eurosystem funding fell for the ninth successive month in March at an accelerating pace of 2.78 billion euros after dropping by 1.86 billion in February, Bank of Greece's (BoG) monthly financial statement showed on Wednesday.