EU Economy - The ECB buys a range of assets including government bonds, securities issued by European supranational institutions, corporate bonds, asset-backed securities and covered bonds at a pace of €80 billion per month..- From April 2017 they will amount to €60 billion on average.. - ECB

NEWS Release - Asset purchase programmes

Expanded asset purchase programme

The expanded asset purchase programme (APP) includes all purchase programmes under which private sector securities and public sector securities are purchased to address the risks of a too prolonged period of low inflation.

Συνεχίζεται η αναδιάρθρωση της ΕΤΕ - Ολοκληρώθηκε η πώληση της South African Bank of Athens («SABA»).. -

Δελτίο Τύπου - ΕΘΝΙΚΗ ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΤΗΣ ΕΛΛΑΔΟΣ Α.Ε.  - Συμφωνία της Εθνικής Τράπεζας για την πώληση της South African Bank of Athens

Η Εθνική Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος Α.Ε. («ΕΤΕ» ή η «Τράπεζα») ανακοινώνει στο επενδυτικό κοινό ότι υπεγράφη μεταξύ της ΕΤΕ και της AFGRI Holdings (PTY) Ltd («AFGRI») σύμβαση πώλησης του 99,81% των μετοχών της ΕΤΕ που κατέχει άμεσα ή έμμεσα στη θυγατρική εταιρεία της, South African Bank of Athens («SABA»). Η συναλλαγή αποτελεί μέρος του Σχεδίου Αναδιάρθρωσης της ΕΤΕ και ολοκληρώνεται σύμφωνα με τις σχετικές Δεσμεύσεις προς τη Γενική Διεύθυνση Ανταγωνισμού της Ευρωπαϊκής Επιτροπής.

EU Economy - The story of the ESM’s creation is a remarkable lesson in European integration - s. Financial assistance is granted in return for strict conditionality: bailout countries have to implement a series of reforms and budget cuts ..-

NEWS Release -  ESM welcomes report by Transparency International

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 

Founded in 2012, the ESM has become a crucial actor in the EU’s economic governance: it sells bonds on behalf of the Eurozone as a whole, and finances EU financial assistance programmes for countries in need. With less than 200 staff, most of its operations outsourced to other institutions, and its highest governing body indistinguishable from the informal Eurogroup, this study by Transparency International EU shows the EU’s bailout fund has not received the attention it deserves. 

Μειώθηκε η συμμετοχή Ελλήνων και Ξένων επενδυτών στο Χ.Α.Α. τον Φεβρουάριο - Πωλητές εμφανίζονται οι Ξένοι επενδυτές, αγοραστές οι Έλληνες .. -

Δελτίο Τύπου - Μηνιαία Έκδοση ΑξΙΑnumbers

Ο Όμιλος Χρηματιστηρίου Αθηνών κυκλοφορεί το Μηνιαίο Στατιστικό Δελτίο του Φεβρουαρίου 2017. Τον Φεβρουάριο 2017 τα βασικά στατιστικά στοιχεία της αγοράς ήταν τα εξής:

Greek Economy - The Greek economy is at a turning point.. - Yannis Stournaras - Bank of Greece

NEWS Release  - Speech by the Governor of the Bank of Greece Yannis Stournaras at Delphi Economic Forum II: Greece and the euro area going forward  - Speaker: Yannis Stournaras

Ladies and Gentlemen, - It gives me great pleasure to be here today in Delphi to address an audience of such distinguished people, from academics to those involved in policy-making at the highest levels. In my speech, I want to focus on two main themes. First, Greece. What progress has been made? Where do we stand? What are the prospects for the economy not just over the short-to-medium term but also in the long term? 

The economies of the region (Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe region (CESEE) all showed fairly strong growth in 2016, and that this is expected to continue in 2017. Banking developments have supported this positive outcome., - IMF

NEWS Release - Vienna Initiative: New Working Group on Capital Markets Union for CESEE Region - March 6, 2017

The Vienna Initiative has agreed to establish a Working Group on Capital Markets Union. This follows the European Union’s push to strengthen capital markets which will have a major impact on financing of investment and sustaining growth in the Central, Eastern and Southeastern Europe region (CESEE).