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Athens Macedonian News Agency: News in English, 15-12-04
CONTENTS
[01] Áir Force denies report on Israeli fighter jets training against
S-300 system
[02] National Bank successfully completes public offer to Greek investors
[01] Áir Force denies report on Israeli fighter jets training against
S-300 system
The Hellenic Air Force's general staff on Friday afternoon dismissed,
as "completely unfounded", a same-day report by Reuters claiming
that Israeli fighter jets had trained against a Russian-made S-300
anti-aircraft system operated by the Greek military on the island
of Crete.
"No such training was ever held with any third country," the air force
stated in a press release.
It is the (Hellenic) air force's standing and continuous practice not
to disclose sensitive operational capabilities and data," it added.
[02] National Bank successfully completes public offer to Greek investors
"A successful completion of a public offer to Greek investors
significantly upgrades both the bank's status and the confidence
of customers and markets," Leonidas Fragiadakis, chief executive of
National Bank announced on Friday.
In a statement, Fragiadakis noted that National Bank was the only systemic
bank to offer shares to Greek investors as a part of a capital boost
scheme under the same terms offered to foreign institutional investors.
"Our aim was to offer the opportunity to Greek investors and individuals,
small and big, to participate not only in the recapitalization but in
the day after of the Group. It is a choice, not only fundamental, but
symbolic as well as it sealed National Bank's intention to honor and
preserve its national character and its traditional shareholders base."
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