non-performing loans

Piraeus Bank announced earlier in the week that it has reached agreement to sell €7.2bn ($8.61bn) worth of non-performing exposures (NPE).

Piraeus Bank, the leading lender in Greece, announced on Monday it has teamed up with Sweden's Intrum for the management of its 27-billion-euro ($30 billion) bad loan portfolio. The agreement, which, according to the Bank, will provide a boost in...

The high level of bad loans in Greece is still the largest economic issue that the embattled nation needs to focus on, the head of Piraeus Bank told the American television network CNBC on Monday. Christos Megalou said that there...

Valdis Dombrovskis, Vice President of the European Commission, warned on Sunday of "potential instability" in Greece's recovery due to its increasing amount of non-performing loans (NPLs). In an interview with the Athens News Agency, the EU official explained that the mountain...

Greece’s third-largest lender Eurobank announced a deal on Sunday to buy Grivalia Properties in an effort to boost the bank’s capital and speed up the reduction of bad loans. The Athens News Agency says that the 780 million euro ($886...

Τhe Bank of Greece on Thursday presented a plan to reduce Greek banks' non-performing loans by up to 47 percent. Greek banks currently hold the highest level of such loans in Europe. The non-performing loans are a huge burden for banks...

The banking system is still susceptible to external financial dangers, the Bank of Greece (BoG) warned in a review of the Greek financial sector released this week. Although Greek banks have significantly strengthened in the January-September 2017 period, they must...

Greece has to implement 82 "difficult" prerequisites in order to successfully complete the third and fourth review of the bailout program, a Kathimerini newspaper report says. The Supplemental Memorandum of Understanding, and the technical memorandum accompanying it, has specified in...

The first ten electronic foreclosure auctions will be held on Wednesday, following the decision of the General Assembly of the Athens-Piraeus Notaries to suspend their abstention from duty. Notaries had abstained from their duties for weeks, after receiving threats from...

Despite the SYRIZA-led government’s promises that no house will be repossessed and sold by the banks, the new system of online real estate auctions will begin in September. Electronic auctions will take place every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday and with...