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Private Sector Bank Deposits Up for Second Month in a Row

Greek private sector bank deposits increased slightly in November, rising for a second month in a row, Bank of Greece data showed on Friday, with balances remaining at 14-year lows. Business and household deposits rose to 123.87 billion euros ($148.47...

Greek Private Deposits Hit Their Lowest Level Since 2004

Amid fruitless negotiations between Greece’s anti-austerity coalition government and its international creditors over the terms of the current bailout program, Greek bank deposits fell in April to 139.4 billion euros, down from 145 billion euros in March, according to data released by the European...

FiniMin Varoufakis: ECB Will Help Greece Avert Default

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis said he relies on the European Central Bank (ECB) financial assistance to help the country avert a possible default, when liquidity and bank deposits are projected to be over by next month. In an...

Greek Bank Deposits Fall 2.7% in February

Greek bank deposits fell 2.7% in February, data from the central bank showed Thursday, as households continued to use their cash reserves to make ends meet. Total deposits held by domestic residents and companies fell by EUR4.6 billion to EUR164.38...

Venizelos: Bank Deposits Fallen by €70 Billion Since 2009

Greece’s finance minister says bank deposits in the country have fallen by €70 billion ($92.5 billion) since the start of the crisis in 2009. Evangelos Venizelos said in an interview with Antenna Television Monday that only €16 billion of the...

Deposits Rose in December After Three-Month Decline

Greek bank deposits by businesses and households rose in December for the first time since August as the country’s political outlook stabilized with the formation of an interim government under Prime Minister Lucas Papademos. Deposits increased to 174.2 billion euros...