Search Results for: Piraeus Bank
Piraeus Bank fails to get needed private funding
November 23rd, 2015
Greece’s second largest lender by assets Piraeus Bank SA announced on Saturday that it didn’t manage to raise all the funds needed from private investors, after capital shortfalls outlined by the European Central Bank in October. This means that ...
Piraeus bank announced acquisition of Panellinia Bank
April 20th, 2015
Piraeus bank has issued an announcement to inform that: The bank has acquired the “good” part of Panellinia Bank S.A. following a tender offer launched by the Bank of Greece. After 17 April 2015, Panellinia’s branch network will operate under ...
Trump’s election victory may boost Greek economy: Top Banker
November 28th, 2016
Trump’s election victory may boost Greek economy: Top Banker > Piraeus Bank chair George Handjinicolaou speaks in interview > Chairman declines to give timeframe for pending CEO pick Donald Trump’s election victory could spark spreading economic growth that lifts ...
Greek banks: Recap offers are oversubscribed
November 19th, 2015
Greece: Banks National and Alpha are likely to announce the successful completion of their share capital increases on Thursday, following Eurobank’s announcement on Wednesday to the same effect, while Piraeus is keeping its book of offers open. It is ...
Greek Banks Said to Face Recapitalization at Top of Range
September 24th, 2015
Auditors tell lenders they need to be more conservative Latest bailout package allocates 25 billion euros for banks Greek banks are being told by auditors some of their assets are overvalued, meaning they may have to raise close ...
Bad loans haunt Greek banks seeking new start
September 8th, 2015
Turned down for a 10,000 euro ($11,100) loan, George Sarris is one of hundreds of thousands of small business owners shunned by Greek banks. Pointing to the parliament building overlooking his small cafe in Athens’ Syntagma Square, the 35-year-old ...
Greek Senior Bank Bonds Fall on Dijsselbloem Bail-In Comment
August 17th, 2015
Senior bonds of Greek banks tumbled after Euro-area finance ministers protected depositors from any losses in the nation’s 86 billion-euro ($96 billion) bailout. Eurogroup President and Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem said on Friday depositors will be shielded from ...
Greek debt crisis: Greek bank stocks rise as bailout talks progress
August 10th, 2015
Greek bank stocks have risen as the country comes closer to agreeing a third bailout worth €86bn (£60.8bn) with international creditors. Banks have risen to the top of the Athex Composite Index, with Piraeus Bank trading up 6.94 per ...
Tsipras sees talks in final stretch; Banks index sheds 63.8 pct in three days
August 6th, 2015
Greek stocks continued to slide for a third session in a row on Wednesday, with banks suffering another dramatic day with losses of 27 percent for their sectoral index. Banks’ cumulative losses since the reopening of the local bourse ...
Greek Bank Stocks Are Getting Crushed for the Third Straight Day
August 5th, 2015
Greek banks extended a rout that has wiped out more than half their value this week, sending the nation’s stocks lower for a third day. Piraeus Bank SA and Alpha Bank AE plunged at least 29 percent, while Eurobank ...
