RPT-FEATURE-Greece a "prison" for migrants amid EU policy mess Nov 7, 2008
"Migrants give flexibility to the labour market and lower costs in important sectors like tourism, construction, agriculture and retail," said Nicholas Magginas of National Bank of Greece, adding that they now made up 15 pct of the workforce. MIGRANTS "LIKE GHOSTS". (AlertNet)
Europe's Memorable Friday Oct 26, 2008
Greek shares took a beating on concerns about investments in the faltering economies of Central and Eastern Europe by banks such as Piraeus Bank and National Bank of Greece (nyse: - - ), which fell 16. 1%, to close at 11. (Forbes -- Markets)
Europe's Banks Get Called Oct 25, 2008
Greek lenders like the National Bank of Greece (nyse: - - ) and Piraeus Bank (other-otc: - - ) are also heavily exposed to Central Europe. Still, the market seemed to be pushing banks unnecessarily. (Forbes)
Greece's Seven Biggest Banks Agree to Take Part in $38 Billion Rescue Plan Oct 21, 2008
He spoke following a meeting between Economy Minister and representatives of National Bank of Greece, EFG Eurobank Ergasias SA, Alpha Bank SA, Piraeus Bank SA, Emporiki Bank of Greece SA, Agriculture Bank of Greece SA and Hellenic Postbank SA.. To contact the reporters on this story: through the Athens newsroom at in Athens at. (Bloomberg -- Europe)
Hellenic Carriers Limited Secures Loan Facility for Its Acquisitions and Undrawn Credit Lines of up to US$150 Million for Further Fleet Expansion Mar 25, 2008
ATHENS, Greece--()--Hellenic Carriers Limited ("Hellenic" or the Company ) (AIM: HCL), an international provider of marine transportation services for dry bulk cargoes, announces that it has entered into a new loan facility with Piraeus Bank S.A. of up to US$190 million (the Piraeus Facility ) and has accepted an offer from the National Bank of Greece (the NBG Offer Letter ) for a loan facility of up to US$120 million ... The NBG Offer Letter is for a credit line up to US$70 million, which... (BusinessWire)
The 40 Richest Turks Jan 25, 2008
sold his Finansbank, Turkey s fifth-largest private bank as measured by consolidated assets, to the National Bank of Greece (nyse: - - ) for $2. 76 billion in 2005. (Forbes)
CI Financial's Radlo Bets on AltaGas, Manulife, Keyera For Global Funds Jan 10, 2008
For his global fund, Radlo said he's bought non-Canadian stocks such as Norway's Telenor ASA, the Nordic region's biggest phone company; National Bank of Greece, the country's largest lender; and Russian dairy producer OAO Wimm-Bill-Dann. U.S. Banks. (Bloomberg -- Canada)
Why'd Foreign Stocks Go Up So Much? Jan 6, 2008
Neither PetroChina, nor National Bank of Greece (NYSE: NBG), nor Telefonos de Mexico (NYSE: TMX), nor Imperial Tobacco (NYSE: ITY) has much direct exposure to the U.S., or to the U.S. dollar ... National Bank of Greece is an Income Investor pick. (MSNBC -- Business)
Emerging-market billionaires turn to philanthropy Dec 14, 2007
As founder of the midtier corporate bank, Finansbank, he cashed in on a rush of interest from foreign financial institutions in Turkish banks last year and sold a controlling stake in his bank to National Bank of Greece, receiving $2. 7 billion in cash. (International Herald Tribune)
* EUROPE: Shares show solid gains in Europe on positive signs in US Dec 9, 2007
3 percent, National Bank of Greece climbed 2. 4 percent and Barclays shares rose 2. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Oil and construction slide spreads gloom Sep 26, 2007
50 after its parent company, National Bank of Greece, said it would tender for the outstanding shares it did not own. National Bank of Greece, off 0. (FT.com -- Markets)
Earnings Ahead: Western European Earnings Expected From Aug. 27 to Sept. 4 Aug 27, 2007
Thursday, August 30 Company Ticker Exchange Type KONINKLIJKE AHOLD NV AH NA C ALTADIS SA ALT SM C AMLIN PLC AML LN C BBA AVIATION PLC BBA LN C BOURBON SA GBB FP C CARREFOUR SA CA FP C CREDIT AGRICOLE SA ACA FP C DEXIA SA DEXB BB C DIAGEO PLC DGE LN C EIFFAGE FGR FP C ESSILOR INTERNATIONAL EF FP C HELLENIC TELECOMMUN ORGANIZA HTO GA C INBEV NV INB BB C INFORMA PLC INF LN C NATIXIS KN FP C NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE ETE GA C SAFRAN SA SAF FP C SERCO GROUP PLC SRP LN C SUEZ SA SZE FP C VEOLIA... (Bloomberg -- UK)
Recovering Germany presents prospects Aug 16, 2007
National Bank of Greece is one of the fund's top holdings. The shares trade at a premium to the average European bank but Mr. Casson feels it is justified given the fact that the bank is growing two to three times faster than the average bank. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Greece launches bond deal probe Jun 1, 2007
The biggest players in the structured bond sector in recent years are the National Bank of Greece and EFG Eurobank. However, other recent underwriters of structured bonds incude BNP Paribas, Deutsche Bank, Calyon, Morgan Stanley, HSBC and Goldman Sachs. (FT.com -- Markets)
Europe Paced Foreign Regions Amid Solid Earnings Increases May 3, 2007
Two bank stocks in the fund are National Bank of Greece and Kazkommertsbank of Kazakhstan ... National Bank of Greece expanded into Turkey last year, when the fund bought it. (Investors Business Daily)
International Basketball Clinic in Athens, Greece Mar 26, 2007
BANK TRANSFER: NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE, Name: Greek Basketball Coaches Association, Account number: 076/470413472. At G.B.C.A.'s offices in Athens and Thessaloniki3. (Nabc.com)
National Bank of Greece reports 36 percent rise in 2006 net profit Feb 21, 2007
ATHENS, Greece: National Bank of Greece said Wednesday its 2006 net profit rose 36 percent on strong loan growth, sales of overseas subsidiaries and the partial consolidation of a recent Turkish acquisition. The bank said 2006 net profit was 990 million (US$1. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Greek Shares AFX at a glance outlook Feb 15, 2007
The National Bank of Greece dismissed recent reports saying it was in a bidding war for a Russian bank following market rumors that it had been eyeing Russias Absolut Bank who's acquisition may amount to roughly 500 mln eur. Yet, they affirmed that they are still seeking for acquisition targets in the Ukraine. (Forbes -- Markets)
Component Changes Made to Dow Jones Turkey Titans 20 and Dow Jones Turkey Equal Weighted 15 Indexes Feb 1, 2007
Finansbank A.S. (Turkey, IST:FINBN) will be deleted from the Dow Jones Turkey Titans 20 Index and the Dow Jones Turkey Equal Weighted 15 Index due to its acquisition by National Bank of Greece S.A. (Greece, ATH:ETE). Turkiye Vakiflar Bankasi (Turkey, IST:VAKBN) will replace Finansbank A.S. in the Dow Jones Turkey Titans 20 Index. (Primezone Releases)
New Issues: Wienerberger an inspiration for Generali Jan 31, 2007
Credit Suisse, HSBC, Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley and National Bank of Greece are lead managers. Greece holds an A1 credit rating from Moodys, and A ratings from Standard & Poors and Fitch Ratings. (FT.com -- Markets)
New Issues: Depfa buys 50-year Italy issue Jan 30, 2007
Order books for the deal, lead managed by Credit Suisse, HSBC, Lehman Brothers, Morgan Stanley and National Bank of Greece, opened on Monday. Greece holds an A1 credit rating from Moodys Investors Service and A ratings from Standard & Poors and Fitch Ratings. (FT.com -- Markets)
