Greece

Banker was in charge of wealth management and global markets as well as real estate asset management at the Greek bank until 2019

NPE reduction and MREL build out driving upgrades

Investors pour demand into seldom seen senior names

Eurobank capped its 2021 funding programme with a preferred deal this week

Preferred note set to round off the Greek bank's annual funding programme

Germany cruises through positive yielding 30 year deal

Sovereigns to test appetite for supply at longest points of their curves

The issuance of green or sustainable bonds would cap off a remarkable comeback to the capital markets for Greece and further cement the sovereign’s status as a re-established frequent borrower.

Greek sovereign could be latest European sovereign to enter green bond market

Fitch Ratings is confident that Greek banks will be able to fulfil ambitious targets on asset quality by the end of 2022, feeding more optimism into a sector that is already enjoying a boom in capital markets this year.

The ECB, as of this week, holds over a third of Greece’s government debt with its purchases showing no signs of slowing. But the end of the Pandemic Emergency Purchase Programme, scheduled for March next year, may mean a sudden halt.

Greece's Alpha Bank attracted healthy demand for its €800m share sale, in the latest sign of the country’s economic rehabilitation following the eurozone crisis.