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Athens braces for review headwinds due to IMF demands, Berlin changes
The government’s focus on Wednesday appeared to be largely on developments outside Greece as it hopes to avoid possible headwinds during the third review.
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Early banks stress tests offered as Greek programme compromise
It appears that European lenders are trying to remove one of the potential stumbling blocks to Greece’s programme, which was the dispute over whether Greek banks need another round of asset quality reviews (AQRs) or not.
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Review demands put spotlight on Greek banks
Greek banks have been a topic of discussion over the last few days after eurozone official highlighted last week the need for the management of NPLs and amid pressure from the International Monetary Fund for new asset quality reviews (AQRs) to be carried out.
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Eurosystem funding drops by 5.1 bln in Aug driven by ELA fall
Greek banks’ Eurosystem funding fell for 26 successive months in August when it fell by a further 5.1 billion euros, Bank of Greece's (BoG) monthly financial statement revealed on Thursday.
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Inflows continue in July as deposits increase by 927 mln
The positive deposit flow in the Greek banking system continued in July, with inflows reaching 927 million from 1.09 billion in June, Bank of Greece (BoG) figures revealed on Monday.
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Eurosystem funding drops by 3.9 bln in July on big decline in ELA
Greek banks’ Eurosystem funding fell for the 25th successive month in July when it declined by a further 3.89 billion euros, Bank of Greece's (BoG) monthly financial statement revealed on Thursday.
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Greece announces return to markets with 5-year bond, mostly targeting swap
Following days of rumours and press reports, the Greek government officially launched the process for a new bond offering on Monday afternoon.
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Athens forced to consider shelving market access plans for now
Uncertainty surrounds the government’s plans to return to the bond markets after the European Central Bank and the International Monetary Fund appeared to be less than fully supportive of Greece issuing a bond right now.
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Eurosystem funding drops by 2.7 bln in June on reduced ELA liquidity
Greek banks’ Eurosystem funding fell for the 24th successive month in June, when it dropped by another 2.67 billion euros, the Bank of Greece's (BoG) monthly financial statement revealed on Thursday.
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Greece secures next bailout tranche, moves towards deal with lenders
Greece and its lenders appeared on Thursday to be on the way to an agreement that would provide Athens with its next bailout tranche and little more clarity on debt relief, but not the level of detail that Athens had hoped over the past few months.