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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 12-12-27Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next ArticleFrom: The Athens News Agency at <http://www.ana.gr/>CONTENTS
[01] PM meets ministry officials over loan requirementsAMNA--Prime Minister Antonis Samaras has called a broad meeting on Thursday with ministry officials at his headquarters in Maximos Mansion to discuss the urgent acceleration of the government's work and the fulfillment of prerequisites to receiving the next loan tranche by the EC,ECB,IMF troika of lenders.[02] The Thursday edition of Athens' dailiesThe Thursday edition of Athens' dailies at a glanceThe increase in the number of state debtors, the troika's (European Commission, European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund) proposals for overdue tax debts and the Lagarde list case, dominated the headlines on Thursday in Athens' newspapers. DIMOKRATIA: "600 ghosts in 'Lagarde list' ". EFIMERIDA TON SYNTAKTON: "Transaction list". ELEFTHEROS TYPOS: "Troika to government: Take money from bank deposits for debts to Tax Bureau". ESTIA: "The huge theft with the real estate property tax (FAP)". ETHNOS: "Compensations for trials with delayed hearings". IMERISSIA: "Banks start capital increase". NAFTEMPORIKI: "Expolosive raise in number of state debtors". TA NEA: "Passion, hatred and... checks for National Tourism Organisation (GNTO) 6 DAYS: "The hour of the Apocalypse ". [03] Greek banks' capital needs total 27.5 bln eurosAMNA---Greece's four largest banks' capital needs total 27.5 billion euros, according to a Bank of Greece report on the recapitalisation of the domestic banking system to be released later on Thursday. The report will also include the findings of a BlackRock's report on the Greek banking sector. amnaThe release of the report on the capital needs of the four systemic banks in Greece (National Bank, Alpha Bank, Eurobank and Piraeus Bank) paves the way for completion of a share capital increase plan and the sale of Hellenic Postbank. The central bank, in its report, underlines that the capital needs of the four systemic banks will be covered by funds already provided by a memorandum signed with the country's creditors and notes that Greek authorities had earmarked an extra security sum of 5.0 billion euros, which, following a Greek bond buyback programme, was reduced by 1.5 billion euros. The Bank of Greece concludes that the four banks' capital needs did not diverge from figures included in the banks' nine-month financial results. Athens News Agency: News in English Directory - Previous Article - Next Article |