Bank of Greece
Bank of Greece abandons 9% core capital requirement
Central bank suspends plans to raise core Tier I capital ratio as banks struggle to raise equity and data show contraction in lending continues
Bank of Greece sets out drastic cost-cutting measures
Greek central bank governor sends letter to ECB explaining steps taken to reduce operating costs and wages at the institution; includes cumulative 50% pay cut for top officials
Greek governor highlights importance of decisions made in Athens
Georgios Provopoulos tells president recovery is linked to decisions made in Athens not Brussels; again stresses importance of faster progress with reforms in the country
Greek governor renews warnings about euro exit
George Provopoulos repeats warning on the consequences of Greece leaving the eurozone; urges next government to implement reform agenda
Bank of Greece delivers policy report for ‘critical year’
Greek central bank announces bleak prediction for economy in 2012; calls on government to go above and beyond to ensure reform programme is implemented
ECB rejects Greek bonds in reaction to rating cut
European Central Bank temporarily stops accepting Greek debt as collateral; move comes one day after rating agency drops country to a selective default rating
Greek central bank issues government with ultimatum
Bank of Greece tells newly formed government that unless structural reforms are implemented on schedule, Greece risks being thrown out of the eurozone
Papademos confirmed as Greek prime minister
Former ECB vice-president chosen as prime minister in new coalition government; news received well as stock market jumps
Athens heeds Greek governor's plea to agree on coalition government
Outgoing prime minister confirms agreement on coalition government; hours after Bank of Greece governor George Provopoulos called for Athens to stop political squabbling
Greece’s Provopoulos urges step up in public reforms
Bank of Greece governor George Provopoulos calls for government to boost Greek reform policies
Number of central bankers on the rise
Central banks increase staff, reversing decade-long downsizing trend
Greece’s Provopoulos: fiscal policy has its limitations
Bank of Greece governor George Provopoulos says Greek crisis highlighted the limitations of fiscal policy
CentralBanking.com panel: ECB’s response to Greek crisis too slow
Mike Williams, Paul Mortimer-Lee, and Phil Davis say the ECB should have moved more swiftly to tackle the fiscal problems in Greece
Provopoulos: Greece must regain competitive edge
Bank of Greece governor tough on reform; calls for a break from the past
Greek woes worsen as Fitch downgrades and capital flees
Fitch knocks two notches off rating; No solution over what will be done to help country’s banks facing capital flight
ECB to assist Bosnia’s bid for EU accession
European Central Bank will help Bosnian central bank improve key areas such as statistics and research to prepare for the country’s accession to the European Union
Brussels and Paris push for European monetary fund
Finance ministries of France and Germany begin devising proposals for Europe’s own Fund, body would be geared at removing bailout security net as well as providing help to euro countries
Banks’ profits plunged 40%: Greece deputy
Bank of Greece deputy governor Eleni Dendrinou-Louri says profits fell more than 40%, accompanied by a disconcerting rise in trading income
Bank of Greece - Bond market update (January)
Greek central bank says government bonds gained in price in the big markets last month, but lost in the smaller eurozone countries, transaction volumes soar with a majority of sell orders
Bank of Greece governor to reduce salary by a fifth
Greek governor George Provopoulos will cut his wage as a symbolic gesture against the country’s burgeoning debt problem
Greece to study climate change
The Bank of Greece is to establish a group to study the economic impact of climate change.
Greece's Provopoulos: EU supervision overhaul hist
The European Commission's planned overhaul of the European Union's financial architecture is a historic step forward, said George Provopoulos, the governor of the Bank of Greece.
Greece appoints new deputy governor
Ioannis Papadakis was sworn in as deputy governor of the Bank of Greece on Tuesday.