banking
Business
EC Suggests Looser Approach to Capital Controls on New Money
European Commission officials are recommending a change in Greek banking policy to reduce the impact that the imposition of capital controls has had, sources told the Athens News Agency on Thursday. The adoption of a different treatment on existing...
Economy
Moody's: Uninsured Depositors Compromised by Greece's New Legislation
Ratings agency Moody’s said on Monday that uninsured depositors in Greek banks are in danger of losing some of their money in case of a bank’s insolvency.
Moody’s noted that the changes in the EU Bank Recovery and Resolution Directive, which was legislated in...
Australia
Australia Issues Travel Advice on Banking for Greece
The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade issued a warning for potential problems in banking services for travellers to Greece.
According to the instructions, visitors to Greece must have with them at least two means of payment such as...
Economy
S&P: Foreign Banks Wouldn't be Much Affected by a Grexit
A potential Grexit probably wouldn’t be a major deal for foreign banks, ratings agency Standard & Poor’s said on Tuesday, adding that it doesn't plan to downgrade their ratings.
"Given the relatively limited scale of banks’ exposures to Greece, we do not...
Europe
Greece’s Banking Ambitions in Turkey Fading Away
The construction of the 303-million-euro ($383 million) glass diamond-shaped skyscraper in the heart of Istanbul, Turkey, is due to be completed. The pompous building will be the headquarters of Finansbank AS and for the Turkish bank's Greek owner, National...
Cyprus
Cyprus Keeps Schtum on Pre-Haircut Bank Transfers
Cyprus will not yet be revealing the identities of individuals and companies that transferred money off the island in the days leading up to last year's bail-in of bank depositors, the parliamentary House Ethics Committee declared Thursday.
The committee decided...
Canada
A Greek Among the 100 Most Powerful Women in Canada
Canada’s 100 most powerful women are currently featured in a Canadian newspaper called “National Post.” Among the women listed is the Greek, Catherine Karakatsanis.
The National Post wrote on Karakatsanis impressive career highlights saying, “armed with 24 years in progressively...
Cyprus
Threat Note For Anastasiades, Banker
Newly-elected Cypriot President Nicos Anastasiades, who is imposing a plan he had previously opposed that will confiscate big chunks of bank deposits, and Central Bank Chief Panicos Demetriades were the subjects of a threatening note, the newspaper Politis reported.
It...
Canada
Fairfax Eyes Bank Of Greece Stake
Greece΄s biggest lender, National Bank (NBG), said that Canadian investment fund Fairfax Holdings was interested in acquiring a stake in it by taking part in a planned recapitalization, Reuters reported.
NBG has recently taken over its former biggest rival, Eurobank....