BoC: Measures Taken From The Greek Government Will Be Effective
Bank of Cyprus CEO Andreas Iliades said that the risks in the Cypriot banking sector are of less importance than the ones specified by the credit rating agencies, according to a Proton Bank report. Cypriot banks have enhanced their capital levels, retained adequate liquidity and improved efficiency, he added.
Regarding Bank of Cyprus, CEO noted that it holds less than €2bn of Greek government bonds, which will be less than €1.8bn in two months, decreasing by 50% in the next four years.
Regarding Greece, Iliades commented that the measures taken from the Greek government will be effective, while in the event of a debt restructuring, Bank of Cyprus would be able to cover any losses just through profitability, without any impact on its capital base.
As for the bank’s operations in Greece, he stated that the bank seeks to grow carefully, with tight loan criteria, retaining better asset quality than the market’s average.
Proton Bank was content by the comments of Andreas Iliades regarding the potential impact from a Greek debt restructuring that are fully reflected in its Outperform rating.
(capital.gr)
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