PIRAEUS BANK - ΤΡΑΠΕΖΑ ΠΕΙΡΑΙΩΣ

ENGLISH EDITION

SSM to decide on Piraeus Bank today; lender to hold weekend board meeting

All indications are that SSM will not allow for the repayment of the 165 million euros, triggering the conversion of the CoCos into shares.

12 Νοε 2020 13:25

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Cocos push Greece's largest bank into state hands

Τhe sharp drop in share price and shrinking of the bank's market capitalization to 283 million euros has raised concerns about the transmission of the crisis to other banks.

30 Οκτ 2020 12:37

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Conversion of CoCos pose challenge for Piraeus Bank

Developments seem to be accelerating after a group of shareholders announced their proposal for a share capital hike at the bank, accompanied by a series of terms and conditions that make its implementation difficult.

27 Οκτ 2020 11:40

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The "king of copper" has come to stay at Piraeus Bank

Based on the Forbes billionaire list, Mystakidis had $1.1 billion in assets in April 2020, down from $2.1 billion a year earlier as the capitalization of Glencore had fallen sigificantly - a company in which he holds more than 3 percent, despite the fact that since the end of 2018 he has withdrawn from management duties.

16 Ιουν 2020 15:31

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The bad scenario for banks scaring investors

Since the beginning of the year, the general index has fallen by 35 percent while the bank index has given up 65 percent. The situation with European and American banks is similar. Losses booked by domestic banks are almost double as the pan-European index of banks has declined by 35 percent while US bank shares have fallen by 28 percent.

22 Απρ 2020 14:27

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3 + 1 blows to Greek banks from the coronavirus

Bank officials estimate, and hope, that the rebound will be V-shaped, and that the sharp decline in GDP in the second quarter will be followed by a strong recovery as of the fourth quarter of 2020, restoring economies and markets to normal.

06 Απρ 2020 14:25

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Piraeus Bank says net profits at 270 million euros in 2019

George Handjinicolaou, Chairman of the board of directors, commenting on the results said: “The coronavirus is proving to be an unprecedented health emergency for societies around the world, which is mutating into a significant economic shock to the economies".

30 Μαρ 2020 23:08

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Piraeus Bank ups targets, to offload 11 bln euros of bad loans in '20

In a bid to reach these targets, the bank will move ahead with the 5 billion euro Vega securitization project and the 2 billion euro Phoenix project. This means that the target to slash NPLs in 2020 is being increased to 11 billion euros, up from 6.4 billion euros previously.

04 Φεβ 2020 13:50

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Piraeus Bank reports net profit of 87 million euros in Jan-Sept

Piraeus Bank Group on Friday reported pre-tax profit of 146 million euros in the January-September period, with net profit of 87 million euros in the nine-month period from a loss of 304 million last year.

23 Νοε 2019 09:09

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Bank raid from competition watchdog adopts PR tactics

In a very well-coordinated operation tens of officials from the Competition Committee raided the head offices of Greece's four systemic banks - Eurobank, Alpha Bank, National Bank and Piraeus Bank - and the Hellenic Bank Association. The Competition Committee did not inform the banks about the reason behind the operation.

08 Νοε 2019 12:53

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Intrum sees a long-term investment in Greece, CEO says

Intrum aims for a long-term investment in Greece, Mikael Ericson the company's CEO said on Friday. Speaking to reporters in Athens, Ericson expressed his satisfaction over the quality of the human resources and of the management team of Intrum in Greece and noted that the aim of Intrum Hellas was the offer long-term and sustainable repayment solutions to Piraeus Bank's debtors, while it also aspires to take over the management of third-party portfolios in the future.

02 Νοε 2019 12:22

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Strategic agreement for Piraeus Bank and Intrum

Piraeus Bank and Intrum concluded yesterday to a strategic agreement in order to establish credit management servicer in Greece. The new servicer is licensed and regulated by the Bank of Greece.

24 Οκτ 2019 09:39