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Alpha Bank acquires Citigroup's retail banking unit in Greece
EconomyBankingAlpha Bank announced today it signed an agreement for the acquisition of Citigroup’s Greek retail banking business, also including Diners Club of Greece. This is the second major Μ&Α transaction for Alpha after the acquisition of Emporiki Bank by Credit Agricole in 2012.
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Greek banks' Eurosystem funding at lowest since Jan 2010; ELA also wiped out
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek banks’ Eurosystem funding fell by 11.3 billion euros in May, the highest monthly drop since January 2013, according to the Bank of Greece's (BoG) monthly financial statement.
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Cost of Greek corporate loans rises in April, remains well above euro average
EconomyMacroeconomyAfter remaining stable for the past five months, the interest rate on households’ new time deposits eased by 10 basis points (bps) to 2.71 percent in April, according to the Bank of Greece (BoG).
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Piraeus Bank reports loss of 247 mln for Q1
EconomyBankingPiraeus Bank concluded the first quarter (Q1) reporting season for Greek banks by posting a net loss of 247 million from 700 million in Q4.
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Alpha Bank posts loss of 94.1 mln in Q1
EconomyBankingAlpha Bank, the third largest Greek bank by total assets, posted a Q1 net loss of 94.1 million euros from profit of 230.4 million last year.
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National Bank starts 2014 posting net profit of 181 mln in Q1
EconomyBankingNational Bank was the second Greek bank after Eurobank, which published Q1 results on May 28. Net profit landed at 181 million from 27 million last year mainly reflecting soaring pre-provision income (up 25 percent) and receding impairment losses (down 15 percent).
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Eurobank records net loss of 207.4 mln in Q1
EconomyBankingEurobank kicked off Greek banks’ Q1 results releases posting a net loss of 207.4 million euros in Q1 2014 from 913.1 in Q4 2013.
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Greek credit contracts again in April but at slightly lower rate of 3.7 pct
EconomyMacroeconomyThe year on year (YoY) credit contraction in the Greek market decelerated to 3.7 percent in April from 4.1 percent in March, with balances easing to 215.14 billion euros, according to the Bank of Greece (BoG).
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Greek deposits edge up for second month in April, reach 161.3 bln
EconomyMacroeconomyGreek private sector deposits increased 0.2 percent month on month (MoM) in April, with balances reaching 161.3 billion euros, according to the Bank of Greece (BoG).
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Fitch upgrades Greek credit rating to B with stable outlook
EconomyMacroeconomyAs previously rumoured, Fitch upgraded on Friday Greece’s rating by one notch to ‘B’ from ‘B-‘ with a stable outlook, yet still remaining in the non-investment grade.