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Alpha Bank
Alpha Bank is a Greek bank, headquartered in Athens, Greece. It has been founded in 1918 by John Kostopoulos and listed on the Athens Stock Exchange since November 1925. As of 2025, it operates 272 branches in Greece and 12 additional locations in Cyprus, employing approximately 8,500 people. History First years Ioannis F. Kostopoulos, a textile merchant from Sperhogeia in Messinia, founded a commercial shop in 1882 in Kalamata and in 1885 he started to be active in foreign exchange trading. In 1916 the trading house was transformed into a bank under the "Bank I. F. Kostopoulos" with the participation of Laiki Bank of Dionysios Loverdos. In 1918 the bank was transformed from a limited partnership into a joint-stock company called "Bank of Kalamata. After the death of Ioannis F. Kostopoulos, the reins of the bank were taken over initially by Spyros Kostopoulos and then by Dimitrios Kostopoulos, who in 1923 merged the banking division of the commercial house "Ioannis F. K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Company
A public company is a company whose ownership is organized via shares of share capital, stock which are intended to be freely traded on a stock exchange or in over-the-counter (finance), over-the-counter markets. A public (publicly traded) company can be listed on a stock exchange (listing (finance), listed company), which facilitates the trade of shares, or not (unlisted public company). In some jurisdictions, public companies over a certain size must be listed on an exchange. In most cases, public companies are ''private'' enterprises in the ''private'' sector, and "public" emphasizes their reporting and trading on the public markets. Public companies are formed within the legal systems of particular states and so have associations and formal designations, which are distinct and separate in the polity in which they reside. In the United States, for example, a public company is usually a type of corporation, though a corporation need not be a public company. In the United Kin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ionian Bank
The Ionian Bank was a bank of issue established in 1839 in London to operate in the United States of the Ionian Islands, which was then a British protectorate. The bank moved its head office in Greece from Corfu (city), Corfu to Athens in 1873, and expanded in Greece and the Eastern Mediterranean, including through the acquisition of Greece's Popular Bank in 1938. After losing its branches in Egypt to nationalization in 1956, the British parent entity sold its operations outside the United Kingdom. The Greek business, renamed Ionian and Popular Bank and nationalized in 1975, was eventually absorbed into Alpha Bank in 2000. Bank of issue At the initiative of Lord High Commissioner of the Ionian Islands Howard Douglas, and following earlier failed attempts in 1833 and 1837, a resolution of the Senate of the Ionian Islands established the Ionian State Bank on , primarily to finance trade between the islands and Great Britain. It opened operations in Corfu on , making it the olde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banking In Greece
Banking in Greece made up the relative majority of assets and liabilities of Greece as of 2008. On 29 June 2015 banks were shut down and capital controls were imposed. As of October 2018, the capital controls were brought to an end. Greek banks are ''de facto'' owned by Eurozone countries through the Hellenic Financial Stability Fund, effectively a subsidiary of the EFSF/ ESM administered by the Eurogroup outside official European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational union, supranational political union, political and economic union of Member state of the European Union, member states that are Geography of the European Union, located primarily in Europe. The u ... institutions. See also * List of banks in Greece * Economy of Greece References External links List of largest Greek banks {{greece-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Banks In Greece
This is a list of all the banks incorporated in Greece and some defunct banks. Extant banks Central bank *Bank of Greece Systemic Greek banks Greek banks with a significant presence domestically and overseas with large assets under management, listed in alphabetical order. * Alpha Bank * Eurobank * National Bank of Greece *Piraeus Bank They typically make up a large part of the market capitalization of the overall stock market in Greece, making them top constituents of relevant indices like MSCI Greece index and the FTSE/Athex Large Cap. Other banks incorporated in Greece Aegean Baltic Bank* Attica BankCooperative Bank of Central Macedonia Cooperative Bank of Epirus [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FTSE/Athex Large Cap
The FTSE/Athex Large Cap is the stock index of the twenty-five largest companies on the Athens Stock Exchange. the stocks comprising this index are: Viohalco, Coca-Cola HBC AG, EYDAP, Terna Energy, Lamda Development S.A., Hellenic Petroleum, Gr. Sarantis S.A, GEK Terna, Titan Cement, ADMIE Public Power Corporation, Mytilineos Holdings, OTE, OPAP, Motor Oil Hellas, Jumbo S.A., Piraeus Port Authority (OLP), Eurobank Ergasias, Alpha Bank, National Bank of Greece, Piraeus Bank, Folli Follie, Hellenic Exchanges Group, Grivalia Properties R.E.I.C., Aegean Airlines. Former members in recent history include Ellaktor, Metka (Metal Constructions of Greece S.A.), Attica Bank, Fourlis S.A., ATEbank, Bank of Cyprus, Cosmote, Corinth Pipeworks, Emporiki Bank, EYDAP, Frigoglass, Intralot, Marfin Investment Group, Marfin Popular Bank/ Cyprus Popular Bank, Greek Postal Savings Bank/ TT Hellenic Postbank etc. The Athens Exchange uses the symbol ''FTSE ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ISIN
Isin (, modern Arabic language, Arabic: Ishan al-Bahriyat) is an archaeological site in Al-Qādisiyyah Governorate, Iraq which was the location of the Ancient Near East city of Isin, occupied from the late 4th millennium Uruk period up until at least the late 1st millennium BC Neo-Babylonian period. It lies about southeast of the modern city of Al Diwaniyah. The tutelary deity of Isin, dating back to at least the Early Dynastic Period (Mesopotamia), Early Dynastic period, was the healing goddess Gula (goddess), Gula with a major temple (, E-gal-ma) sited there as well as smaller installations for the related gods of Ninisina and Ninlil, Sud. Archaeology Isin is located approximately south of the ancient city of Nippur. The site covers an area of about 150 hectares with a maximum height of about 10 meters. By 1922 the site had been suggested as that of Isin. Ishan al-Bahriyat was visited by Stephen Herbert Langdon for a day to conduct a sounding, while he was excavating at K ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hellenic Financial Stability Fund
The Hellenic Financial Stability Fund (), or HFSF is a Greek special purpose vehicle created to help stabilize the Greek banking sector amidst the Greek government-debt crisis. Formation Based in Athens, the HFSF was founded in July 2010 under Law 3864/2010 as a state-owned private legal entity with the purpose to "contribute to the maintenance of the stability of the Greek banking system, for the sake of public interest".Daniel Munevar"Greece: The PSI and the process of bank recapitalization (2012-2016)" CADTM (24 January 2017). It began its operation on 30 September 2010 with the appointment of the members of the fund's Board of Directors. The fund has been seeded by the European Financial Stability Facility (EFSF) with 50 billion euros to recapitalize Greece's banks. Management Originally governed by a Board of Directors, on 30 January 2013, the fund's management was reorganized into a two-tier management structure, consisting of the General Council and the Executive Board. W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
OTP Bank
OTP Bank Group is the largest commercial bank of Hungary and one of the largest independent financial service providers in Central and Eastern Europe, with banking services for private individuals and corporate clients. The OTP Group comprises subsidiaries in the field of insurance, real estate, factoring, leasing and asset management, investment and pension funds. Besides Hungary, OTP Group operates in 11 countries of the region via its subsidiaries: in Albania (Banka OTP Albania SHA), in Bulgaria (DSK Bank), in Croatia (OTP banka d.d.), in Romania (OTP Bank Romania), in Serbia (OTP Banka Srbija), in Slovenia (Nova KBM d.d. and SKB d.d., OTP banka d.d. after merger in 2024), in Ukraine (OTP Bank JSC), in Moldova (OTP Bank S.A.), in Montenegro (Crnogorska komercijalna banka), in Russia (OAO OTP Bank), and in Uzbekistan (JSCMB Ipoteka Bank). OTP Group had more than 36,000 employees, 13 million clients, and over 1,500 branches. OTP is the largest commercial bank in Hungary with ove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurobank Ergasias
Eurobank is a financial organisation that operates in Greece, Cyprus, Luxembourg, Bulgaria and the UK. As of December 2018, the Eurobank Group counts, in assets, 653 customer service locations in Greece and abroad, and 13,162 employees. Eurobank has been designated as a Significant Institution since the entry into force of European Banking Supervision in late 2014, and as a consequence is directly supervised by the European Central Bank. History The bank was incorporated in 1924 as “V. Karavasilis Tobacco Company and Bank SA”. In 1937 it was renamed “Karavasilis Bank SA” and in 1952 “Professional Credit Bank SA”. In 1964 it was acquired by the National Bank of Greece, who renamed it Bank of Athens in 1992. The Euromerchant Bank SA (, ) was founded in 1990. It took over 75% of EFG Private Bank (Luxembourg) S.A.'s operations in 1994. In 1997 it was renamed EFG Eurobank SA and acquired Interbank Greece SA and the branch network of Crédit Lyonnais Grèce SA. In F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Postbank (Bulgaria)
Postbank (Bulgarian language, Bulgarian: Пощенска Банка, Poshtenska Banka), legally known as Eurobank Bulgaria AD (former legal name Eurobank EFG Bulgaria AD, date of change 11/1/2013), is a universal bank in Bulgaria. History Bulgarian Postbank was founded on April 2, 1991 as the postal savings system of Bulgarian Posts. In the years that followed, the bank experienced substantial growth and expansion. It is one of the few Bulgarian banks that managed to survive the bank run, banking crisis in Bulgaria in 1996–1997. On November 9, 1998, 78.23% of Postbank's Equity (finance), capital was acquired by ALICO/CEH Balkan Holdings Ltd., a subsidiary of Eurobank Ergasias. In the following years, Eurobank Ergasias control grew to more than 90% of Postbank's equity capital. On December 21, 2006, Eurobank EFG acquired majority ownership of the Bulgarian DZI Bank, which was Mergers and acquisitions, merged into Postbank in the third quarter of 2007 with the operational merg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bank Of Greece
The Bank of Greece ( , ) is the national central bank for Greece within the Eurosystem. It was the Greek central bank from 1927 to 2000, issuing the drachma. Since 2014, it has also been Greece's national competent authority within European Banking Supervision. Unlike most contemporary central banks, the Bank of Greece still has private shareholders and its stock is listed on the Athens Exchange. History The Bank of Greece was established by Law 3424/7 December 1927, under the conditions of the stabilization loan coordinated by the Economic and Financial Organization of the League of Nations, and its operations started officially in 1928. The shares of the Bank of Greece are registered and have been listed on the Athens Exchange since June 12, 1930. During the Axis occupation of Greece (1941–44), Governor Kyriakos Varvaresos and Deputy Governor Georgios Mantzavinos followed the Greek government in exile to London. The collaborationist governments in Greece fired Var ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Citibank
Citibank, N.A. ("N. A." stands for "National bank (United States), National Association"; stylized as citibank) is the primary U.S. banking subsidiary of Citigroup, a financial services multinational corporation, multinational corporation. Citibank was founded in 1812 as City Bank of New York, and later became First National City Bank of New York. The bank has branch (banking), branches in 19 countries. The U.S. branches are concentrated in six metropolitan areas: New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Miami. As of 2023, Citibank is the third-largest bank in the United States in terms of assets. History Founding 19th century The City Bank of New York was founded on June 16, 1812. The first president of the City Bank was the statesman and retired Colonel, Samuel Osgood. After Osgood's death in August 1813, William Few became President of the bank, staying until 1817, followed by Peter Stagg (1817–1825), Thomas Smith (1825–1827), Isaac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
