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Alpha Bank to expand further in Romania
Alpha Bank chief executive officer Vassilis Psaltis pointed to further expansion and acquisitions in Romania in a joint interview with CEO of Italian bank UniCredit, Andrea Orcel for Bloomberg,
The two CEOs, who have created the third-largest bank in Romania, said they believe in Romania's prospects and see plenty of value there.
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Middle East tensions weigh on markets
Wall Street stocks tumbled on Friday despite solid bank earnings as oil and gold prices shot up amid worries about a potential widening of conflict in the Middle East.
After spending the entire session in the red, the Dow Jones Industrial Average finished down 1.2 percent, or 475 points, at 37,983.24.
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Intralot secures large loan from Greek banks
Athens-listed lottery and sports betting company Intralot signed an agreement for the issue of a new bond loan agreement of up to 100 million euros and duration to June 30, 2025, it said on Thursday.
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ATHEX: Stocks claw back some lost ground
The Greek stock market rebounded on Wednesday, driven mainly by Piraeus Bank and other lenders, but the daily turnover showed a significant decrease from the previous days, which is partly explained by the simultaneous reopening of a state bond.
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Bank of Greece revises growth to 2.3% for 2024
The Bank of Greece notes that since the fourth quarter of 2021, the increase in private sector deposits has slowed down overall
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ATHEX: Late rally takes index over 1,400 pts
A late rally at Athinon Avenue gave the benchmark of the Greek bourse fresh momentum on Thursday, allowing it to easily surpass the 1,400-point barrier and close the day on a high. Non-bank blue chips outperformed, boosting a market that continues to have very high daily turnover levels since the placement of Piraeus Bank shares last week.
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ATHEX: Local index slumps below 1,400-pt mark
The index rebalancing, the constant rally of stocks in recent weeks, the decline of Piraeus Bank (the protagonist of the past week) and the reservations investors showed in foreign markets contributed to a day of major losses at the Greek stock market on Monday, which brought the benchmark below the 1,400-point mark on unusually high turnover.
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State is one step before its full divestment from banks
The Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (HFSF) is one step before the complete divestment from Greece's four systemic banks, after the successful sale of all the shares it owned in Piraeus Bank.
ATHEX: Dead heat for stocks in bourse
Stocks were evenly split between winners and losers at Wednesday's session in the Greek bourse, though the benchmark recovered half of the ground it had lost on Tuesday, all in the context of the completion of Piraeus Bank's share placement. This has absorbed a significant portion of the market's liquidity, not only this week but also in the previous couple of weeks.
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ATHEX: New 13-year highs for the bourse index
The placement of the state's stake in Piraeus Bank deservedly monopolized interest at Athinon Avenue on Monday, and the huge interest generated boosted the benchmark and most other stocks in the market that climbed to new 13-year highs.
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