non-performing loans (NPLs)
Economy
EU: Greece has Almost Half of Eurozone's Bad Loans
Non-performing bank loans (NPLs) are a constant threat to the eurozone's banking system and a new report by the European Commission shows Greek institutions own almost half of them.
According to Friday's data released by the EU Commission and the...
Business
More Than 40 Greek Hotels to be Auctioned off in 2018
More than 40 hotels all over Greece are expected to be sold in 2018 with high and non-performing loans being the main reason for the auction of those, expected in the first six months of the year.
The first wave...
Economy
Handelsblatt: Greece Has Received €256 billion in Loans Since 2010
German news daily Handelsblatt, taking a look at the Greek economy, has come to the conclusion that despite the obscene amount of loans the country has received since the start of the financial crisis, it is still a long...
Economy
Stournaras: NPL Sales Speedup Crucial for Greek Banks
Greek banks have shown progress in tackling a stockpile of non-performing loans, Bank of Greece governor Yannis Stournaras said on Friday, but added that it would remain a challenge for the country.
Greek banks are saddled with 103 billion euros...
Economy
ECB Move to Ask for 100% Coverage of NPLs to Hurt Greek Banks
A move by the European Central Bank to ask eurozone banks to set aside enough cash to cover 100% of their non-performing loans (NPLs) over the next several years, is especially expected to hurt Greek banks.
Eurozone banks are sitting on...
Greece
Greek Banks Writing-off More NPLs Due to Increase in Bad Loans in 2017
Bank sources have said that non-performing loans (NPLs) have grown as much as 2 billion euros since the beginning of 2017, ekathimerini.com reported.
This growth in NPLs has left Greek banks in a position where they are now trying to write-off...
Business
Stournaras: Greece Needs to Urgently Address Non-Performing Loans
About one in six businesses in Greece are late in payments, Bank of Greece Governor Yannis Stournaras said on Thursday, addressing an audience at the Federation of Industries of Northern Greece (FING) in Thessaloniki.
Stournaras said it is urgent to...
Greece
Online Auction Platforms for Repossessed Properties to Be Launched in Greece
There is an abundance of properties that have come under Greece's four systemic banks over the past few years as bad loans have led to foreclosures and repossessions. According to bank officials the repossessions due to non-performing loans (NPLs)...
Greece
2016 Set New Record High for NPLs Written-off By Banks
As the financial crisis continues to grip Greece, many borrowers of funds who have non-performing loans (NPLs) are opting to not restructure their debt and to instead wait it out.
The banking sector is very sensitive to the bailout reviews,...
Greece
Banks Concerned About January's Spike in Non-performing loans
Banks are becoming increasingly concerned about Greece's sudden rise in new bad loans since Janauary of this year.
Banks sources have reported that the spike in January contrasts drastically the path that financial institutions thought the country's non-performing loans (NPLs)...