BN 06/28 16:54 Greece Shuts Banks to Avert Collapse After ECB Freezes Support
Greece Shuts Banks to Avert Collapse After ECB Freezes Support
2015-06-28 17:00:16.306 GMT
By Paul Tugwell
(Bloomberg) -- Greece ordered its banks shut Monday to
avert a financial collapse after the European Central Bank froze
emergency loans to the nation’s lenders.
* Piraeus Bank SA Chief Executive Officer Anthimos Thomopoulos
spoke to reporters after meeting the government’s financial-
stability panel in Athens on Sunday.
* Story link here
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--With assistance from Elena Gergen-Constantine in Athens and
Emma Charlton and Mehul Srivastava in London.
To contact the reporter on this story:
Paul Tugwell in Athens at +30-210-74-19-073 or
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Madeleine Lim at +1-212-617-2296 or
mlim131@bloomberg.net
2015-06-28 17:00:16.306 GMT
By Paul Tugwell
(Bloomberg) -- Greece ordered its banks shut Monday to
avert a financial collapse after the European Central Bank froze
emergency loans to the nation’s lenders.
* Piraeus Bank SA Chief Executive Officer Anthimos Thomopoulos
spoke to reporters after meeting the government’s financial-
stability panel in Athens on Sunday.
* Story link here
For Related News and Information:
First Word scrolling panel: FIRST<GO>
First Word newswire: NH BFW<GO>
--With assistance from Elena Gergen-Constantine in Athens and
Emma Charlton and Mehul Srivastava in London.
To contact the reporter on this story:
Paul Tugwell in Athens at +30-210-74-19-073 or
ptugwell1@bloomberg.net
To contact the editors responsible for this story:
Madeleine Lim at +1-212-617-2296 or
mlim131@bloomberg.net