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Greek banks have shed bad debt but remain vulnerable

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GREECE

Stronger balance sheets will reduce systemic risk in the sector. Efficient financial intermediation by Greek banks is a vital requirement for achieving economic growth targets in…

New bank may emerge in Cyprus

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CYPRUS

The CCB is the second-largest lender in Cyprus. A range of scenarios are possible: the sale of all the CCB's assets, failure to sell any of it and a rapid resolution, or else a…

Polish banks to stay stable despite Swiss-franc ruling

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POLAND

Banks had hoped to share with borrowers the at-least USD5bn cost of making provision for Swiss franc mortgages. These mortgages were common prior to 2008, due to low interest…

Sluggish Emerging Europe credit growth is due to NPLs

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EUROPE

An NPL overhang will crimp credit growth in Emerging Europe.

Atlante will be no panacea for what ails Italy's banks

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ITALY

Italian banks and Atlante fund.

Plan to clear Greek banks’ bad debt looks feasible

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GREECE

Efforts to cleanse banks’ loan portfolios.

Solutions struggle to cut EU small-firm funding woes

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EU

This financing gap -- between what SMEs require to meet expansion targets and what they can raise from internal or external sources -- has been estimated at 1.1-2.2% of GDP…

Recovery plan will meet EU priorities not Greek needs

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GREECE/EU

The plan, otherwise known as Greece 2.0, is reportedly the most detailed national plan EU officials have yet seen. It contains 175 investment projects and reforms. Green…

Greek recovery will attract institutional investors

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GREECE

The new issue’s main purpose was to build up a benchmark yield curve to facilitate the sovereign’s future access to capital markets and, ultimately, pave the way for the broader…

Bad Greek debt must be cleared for growth to start

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GREECE

Banks' bad debts.