The NPL ratio at National Bank of Greece and Eurobank Ergasias has dropped sharply in the past few years.
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A QE salvation for Greece?
January 3, 2017There is cautious optimism that Greece's economy will return to growth in 2017, though much could happen over the next 12 months to quell these hopes. However, as Stefanie Linhardt reports, great importance is being attached to the country being given access to the ECB's quantitative easing programme.
Greek banks pin turnaround hopes on NPL resolution
January 3, 2017With deposits in Greek banks down substantially and unlikely to return soon, a top priority is to reduce the country’s non-performing loan burden, writes Stefanie Linhardt.
Six key steps towards resetting the Greek banking system
January 2, 2017As Greece works towards moving out of recession, the removal of capital controls are essential. But there should be strict conditions before this happens, warn Nikolaos I Georgikopoulos and Michael L Pinedo.
