Greece
Two injured as bomb blast hits Bank of Greece
Bank of Greece security personnel injured by attack hours ahead of county’s return to international bond markets and visit by German chancellor Angela Merkel
Troika warns Greek capital buffers may be insufficient
Troika's warning of ‘upside risks' if Greek banks are not ‘swiftly' recapitalised contrasts with optimistic statement put out by Bank of Greece on March 6
Greek paper raises ‘red flag’ over Emu integration
Researcher from Bank of Greece analyses the impact of the Economic and Monetary Union on financial market integration by assessing its effect on capital holdings
Robert Pringle's Viewpoint: The eurozone’s unfinished business
Economic adjustment and financial sector reform must go hand in hand – with the ECB due to play a central role
Bank of Greece says new banking model needed to sustain recovery
The country's economy is ‘stabilising', according to the central bank's annual report on monetary policy, but until the banking sector returns to health, alternative funding channels will be needed
Greek paper finds Turkish economy bucks EU trends
Academics use a GVAR model to examine interlinkages between southeast European economies and how they react to eurozone macroeconomic policy; Turkey bucks trends followed by EU members
Mersch tells Greece not to forget future generations
Executive board member praises country for its ‘extraordinary efforts to refute the naysayers’, but warns hesitation now will force future generations to bear the burden of past mistakes
Euro crisis will leave Greece stronger, says Herbert Grubel
Membership of a currency union initially failed to force Greece to reform its economy but the country is now set to emerge from the crisis unshackled from former vested interests; the case of Greece may offer lessons for other democracies
Opinion: The ECB should not hold back from eurozone bond purchases
There is no danger in the ECB buying large amounts of eurozone government bonds to bolster market confidence – so long as the right conditions are met – says Natixis chief economist Patrick Artus
‘Striking similarities' between eurozone and the pre-1914 gold standard
Both monetary arrangements provide underdeveloped peripheral countries with easy access to capital from the core countries, triggering asset price booms via the banking system in peripheral countries
Bank of Greece report optimistic that banking sector has ‘weathered the storm’
Monetary policy report for 2012-13 says confidence is gradually returning as banks make repairs, deficits are reduced and the stabilisation programme remains ‘well on track’
Bank of Italy research finds evidence of investors ‘waking up’ to sovereign risk
Working paper suggests widening eurozone sovereign spreads caused by ‘complacent’ investors suddenly paying closer attention to risks
Cyprus deputy sacked after two months
President revokes contract of central bank’s first ever deputy governor, whose ethnic Greek heritage made his appointment unconstitutional
ECB reveals Italian dominance of emergency securities purchases
Data on purchases of individual countries’ bonds under the Securities Markets Programme released for first time; annual accounts show half of €1.1 billion bond profits came from Greece
IMF sees southern European free-fall begin to slow
Mission chief for Greece says painful adjustment proceeding ‘apace’, although questions raised over potential €9.5 billion funding gap; Fund praises ‘impressive policy effort’ in Portugal
Robert Pringle’s Viewpoint: Cameron’s high-risk European gamble
British Prime Minister David Cameron's high-stakes bid to renegotiate the UK’s role within the EU has rankled some officials in Europe. But both sides would lose from a UK withdrawal
Eurozone periphery begins latest bank repairs
Spain injects a total of €37 billion into four weakest banks; Greece estimates backstop facility requirements at €50 billion of public funds
Bank of Greece upbeat on recovery prospects
Interim 2012 report on monetary policy says ‘tangible’ progress has been made in key sectors, but commentators warn optimism may be unfounded
Eurogroup agrees on Greek aid package
Eurozone countries agree on measures to boost Greek debt sustainability alongside a €43.7 billion ($56.5 billion) disbursement from the European Financial Stability Facility
Greece working paper dissects consumer credit
Bank of Greece researchers identify and separate demand and supply factors in Greece’s consumer lending
Austerity package prompts Bank of Greece directors to quit
Wage caps and falling future pension payouts have contributed to the exit of a third of the central bank’s senior management
Greek mythology character to adorn new euro notes
New ‘Europa’ series of bank notes unveiled by ECB with five-euro note bearing the image of a Greek mythological princess first to be introduced in May 2013
Greek paper emphasises differing eurozone conditions
Research by the Bank of Greece analyses the financial conditions of countries in the eurozone; finds differences pre- and post-crisis