https://www.bloomberg.com/authors/APdTckGoIYM/christos-ziotis RSS for Node Fri, 08 May 2026 19:59:25 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-15/greece-to-subsidize-mortgage-payments-to-tackle-bad-loan-crisis https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2019-02-15/greece-to-subsidize-mortgage-payments-to-tackle-bad-loan-crisis Fri, 15 Feb 2019 10:15:59 GMT Greek army soldiers stand to attention as they raise the national flag early morning on Acropolis Hill in Athens, Greece, on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2017. Greece is back in the headlines as it struggles to free itself from a disagreement between the International Monetary Fund and Europe. Photographer: Yorgos Karahalis/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-13/greek-banks-inch-toward-bad-loan-relief-with-complicated-plans https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-13/greek-banks-inch-toward-bad-loan-relief-with-complicated-plans Tue, 13 Nov 2018 18:57:10 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-13/greece-said-to-weigh-freeing-banks-from-47-billion-of-bad-debt https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-11-13/greece-said-to-weigh-freeing-banks-from-47-billion-of-bad-debt Tue, 13 Nov 2018 11:22:23 GMT A logo sits on display outside an Alpha Bank AE bank branch in Athens, Greece, on Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015. Greece's four biggest banks may need as little as 1.2 billion euros ($1.3 billion) of new private funds to meet their expected contributions toward filling a capital shortfall, if they succeed in raising 3.2 billion euros through debt swaps. Photographer: Kostas Tsironis https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-04/bob-diamond-builds-online-greek-bank-as-investors-flee-rivals https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-04/bob-diamond-builds-online-greek-bank-as-investors-flee-rivals Thu, 04 Oct 2018 12:27:27 GMT Bob Diamond, chief executive officer of Atlas Merchant Capital Llc, pauses during a Bloomberg Television interview in London, U.K., on Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. Diamond is still optimistic for the prospects of Atlas Mara Ltd., his African bank-investment vehicle, even as the world teeters toward another emerging-market crisis. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-03/greek-banks-said-to-promise-deep-cuts-to-pile-of-soured-debt https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-10-03/greek-banks-said-to-promise-deep-cuts-to-pile-of-soured-debt Wed, 03 Oct 2018 11:00:06 GMT A pedestrian walks past the entrance to a Piraeus Bank SA branch in Athens, Greece, on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. Greek banks are under growing political pressure to merge as second-quarter earnings probably slumped on rising loan losses and worsening asset quality in the debt-burdened country. Photographer: Kostas Tsironis https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-28/greece-s-piraeus-bank-is-said-to-face-capital-raising-deadline https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-09-28/greece-s-piraeus-bank-is-said-to-face-capital-raising-deadline Fri, 28 Sep 2018 03:00:00 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-21/greek-bad-loans-are-a-drag-even-after-crisis-shrank-bank-sector https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-08-21/greek-bad-loans-are-a-drag-even-after-crisis-shrank-bank-sector Tue, 21 Aug 2018 02:00:00 GMT A pedestrian carries shopping bags in the Psyri neighbourhood in Athens, Greece, on Tuesday, June 13, 2017. Prime minister Alexis Tsipras has spent nearly two years telling Greeks that a debt deal and inclusion in the European Central Bank’s quantitative-easing program will unleash an investment boom that salves the pain of austerity. Photographer: Kostas Tsironis/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-05/greek-banks-bill-of-health-frees-bailout-funds-for-debt-relief https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-05-05/greek-banks-bill-of-health-frees-bailout-funds-for-debt-relief Sat, 05 May 2018 08:31:54 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-13/greek-regulator-probes-piraeus-ex-head-for-laundering-breaches https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2018-03-13/greek-regulator-probes-piraeus-ex-head-for-laundering-breaches Tue, 13 Mar 2018 03:00:01 GMT A customer enters a Piraeus Bank SA bank branch while another uses an automated teller machine (ATM) in Athens, Greece, on Monday, July 20, 2015. German Chancellor Angela Merkel held out the prospect of limited debt relief as crisis-ravaged Greece prepares to reopen its banks three weeks after they were shut. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-12/betting-on-greekovery-fairfax-s-prem-watsa-vouches-for-eurobank https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-12-12/betting-on-greekovery-fairfax-s-prem-watsa-vouches-for-eurobank Tue, 12 Dec 2017 12:35:34 GMT A woman unfolds a souvenir Greek national flag hanging outside a street vendor's kiosk in Athens, Greece, on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. Greeces auditors are pulling together a list of policies the country needs to implement to unlock additional bailout funds as talks with Athens resumed on Tuesday, two people familiar with the matter said. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-01/greece-is-said-to-plan-debt-swap-exercise-worth-eu30-billion https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-11-01/greece-is-said-to-plan-debt-swap-exercise-worth-eu30-billion Wed, 01 Nov 2017 04:00:00 GMT The national flag of Greece flies above the parliament building in Athens, Greece, on Tuesday, July 12, 2011. Evangelos Venizelos, Greece's finance minister, said talks on private sector involvement in a new aid package for Greece must conclude soon and that Greek banks won't face liquidity problems. Photographer: Kostas Tsironis https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-19/greek-banks-face-gangs-in-bad-loans-battle-with-defaulters https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-10-19/greek-banks-face-gangs-in-bad-loans-battle-with-defaulters Thu, 19 Oct 2017 03:05:05 GMT A woman unfolds a souvenir Greek national flag hanging outside a street vendor's kiosk in Athens, Greece, on Tuesday, Feb. 28, 2017. Greeces auditors are pulling together a list of policies the country needs to implement to unlock additional bailout funds as talks with Athens resumed on Tuesday, two people familiar with the matter said. Photographer: Yorgos Karahalis/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-17/piraeus-bank-races-to-reach-ecb-target-for-reducing-bad-loans https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-07-17/piraeus-bank-races-to-reach-ecb-target-for-reducing-bad-loans Mon, 17 Jul 2017 07:23:23 GMT A Piraeus Bank SA customer uses an automatic teller machine (ATM) which stands outside a company branch in Athens, Greece, on Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2010. Greek banks are under growing political pressure to merge as second-quarter earnings probably slumped on rising loan losses and worsening asset quality in the debt-burdened country. Photographer: Kostas Tsironis/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-12/greek-bank-attica-leads-way-to-cut-bad-loans-and-bolster-capital https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-06-12/greek-bank-attica-leads-way-to-cut-bad-loans-and-bolster-capital Mon, 12 Jun 2017 03:00:01 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-25/national-bank-of-greece-seeks-better-bids-before-selling-loans https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-25/national-bank-of-greece-seeks-better-bids-before-selling-loans Fri, 25 Nov 2016 15:15:14 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-25/greece-s-biggest-bank-sees-trump-boost-to-country-s-economy https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-25/greece-s-biggest-bank-sees-trump-boost-to-country-s-economy Fri, 25 Nov 2016 07:12:34 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-06/greek-bank-wars-leave-187-billion-under-uncertain-management https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-11-06/greek-bank-wars-leave-187-billion-under-uncertain-management Sun, 06 Nov 2016 22:00:07 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-09/bankers-wanted-lenders-in-sunny-athens-struggle-to-fill-spots https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-09/bankers-wanted-lenders-in-sunny-athens-struggle-to-fill-spots Fri, 09 Sep 2016 09:04:49 GMT https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-01/greece-s-biggest-bank-sees-profits-return-amid-leadership-change https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-09-01/greece-s-biggest-bank-sees-profits-return-amid-leadership-change Thu, 01 Sep 2016 09:03:32 GMT A pedestrian passes the windows of a Piraeus Bank SA bank branch in Athens, Greece, on Monday, June 22, 2015. Dutch Finance Minister Jeroen Dijsselbloem, who chairs meetings of his euro-area counterparts, said a new set of proposals submitted by the Greek government formed the basis for a potential deal to end a standoff over aid. Photographer: Yorgos Karahalis/Bloomberg https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-11/ecb-said-to-consider-putting-new-greek-waiver-on-june-2-agenda-io2qy02u https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-05-11/ecb-said-to-consider-putting-new-greek-waiver-on-june-2-agenda-io2qy02u Wed, 11 May 2016 10:51:57 GMT