Bank of Greece

By Nikos Roussanoglou

The Greek housing market remained bottom in the eurozone during the last quarter of the year, as Bank of Greece data published by Eurostat on Wednesday showed an average price decline amounting to 5.8 percent year-on-year.

 Frankfurt extends the limit on emergency liquidity assistance for local lenders by another 800 mln euros

By Yiannis Papadoyiannis

The situation in Greece is of concern and a Greek default may have a contagion effect, European Central Bank Governing Council member Klaas Knot said.

Greek Finance Minister Yanis Varoufakis is due to meet US President Barack Oabama on Thursday, Kathimerini has learned.

The Greek bourse began the four-day recess having secured daily gains of 1.06 percent and a weekly rise of 0.61 percent, as the government asked its eurozone peers for cash while making it clear that Russia is not a solution to Greece?s financial problems. Thursday?s trading volume was the second lowest of the year.

By Yiannis Papadoyiannis

The governing council of the European Central Bank on Thursday stuck to the pattern established in previous weeks as it marginally expanded ? by 1.2 billion euros ? the cash available to Greek lenders in emergency liquidity assistance (ELA) via the Bank of Greece, as they struggle to cope with the continued deposits outflow.

By Karl Stagno Navarra & James Hertling

Greece probably won't get all the emergency funds it's requesting for its banks this week, according to two people familiar with the situation.

By Karl Stagno Navarra & James Hertling

Greece probably won?t get all the European Central Bank cash it?s requesting this week, according to two people familiar with the situation.

 T-bill issue covered by domestic investors, but cash won?t last beyond April 24, Finance Ministry estimates

By Sotiris Nikas & Chryssa Liaggou

By Stathis Kousounis

Foreign tourism arrivals rose a remarkable 23 percent in 2014 compared to the previous year to reach a record 22 million, not including cruise visitors, according to the Bank of Greece?s annual border survey that the Hellenic Statistical Authority published on Tuesday.