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Greece seen on the right path

Investors and financial analysts placed Greece halfway toward converging with the most developed economies during discussions on the second day of the Delphi Economic Forum on Thursday. Mapping out the next steps after stabilization and recovery, they converged on three pillars: stable government, investment grade and investment, along with reforms.

Eurobank-Grivalia merger in line with state aid rules

Eurobank, Greece's third-largest lender by assets, said on Friday that its takeover of Grivalia Properties was given the green light by the European Union's competition authority because it meets state aid rules.

In November Eurobank agreed a 780-million-euro deal to buy Grivalia Properties to boost its capital and speed up the reduction of sour loans.

Prem Watsa: Make Greece business-friendly

In an interview with Kathimerini, Indo-Canadian billionaire Prem Watsa, head of Fairfax Financial Holdings, expresses optimism that Greece can achieve a strong economic recovery in the coming years.

Apart from Eurobank and Grivalia Properties REIC, a Greece-based real estate investment company, Watsa has also invested in the Eurolife ERB insurance group and other companies.

Greece's Eurobank to acquire Grivalia Properties, source says

Eurobank, Greece's third-largest lender, will acquire real estate company Grivalia Properties, a Eurobank official told Reuters on Sunday.

The deal will be a share-swap transaction and boost the lender's capital base by about 1 billion euros ($1.13 billion), the official said without giving the value of the deal.
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Watsa to ask Athens for incentives that will attract foreign funds

The president and chief executive officer of Fairfax Financial Holdings, Prem Watsa, said on a visit to Eurobank on Monday that "Greece has strong growth potential. To unleash this, young talent must stay in the country and be provided with the know-how and financial backing they need to flourish."

Greek property company Grivalia gets $50 mln IFC loan facility

Greek real estate company Grivalia Properties has arranged a 50 million euro ($53.41 million) credit facility with the World Bank's International Finance Corporation (IFC), the IFC said on Thursday.

Grivalia will use the long-term loan facility to improve energy efficiency in its real estate portfolio and for acquisitions.

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