Greek Bank Deposits Post First Annual Increase in Four Years
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Greek bank deposits rose 1.1 percent in 2013, the first annual increase since Greece triggered the euro area debt crisis in 2009.
Deposits rose to 163.3 billion euros ($222 billion) in December, from 161 billion euros in November and 161.5 billion euros a year earlier, the Bank of Greece said in a statement on its website today. Deposits are 31 percent below their peak of 237.8 billion euros in September 2009.