xxiii, 217 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.

Machine generated contents note: 1.Overview of the Greek Banking Sector -- 1.1.Introduction -- 1.2.Structural features of the Greek banking sector -- The size of the banking sector -- Numbers and types of banks -- Market concentration -- Trends in branch numbers and employment -- 1.3.Mergers and acq...

Contents note continued: The secondary market for government paper -- 3.4.Conclusions -- 4.Central Banking and Policy Responses to the Crisis -- 4.1.Introduction -- 4.2.The Bank of Greece (BoG) -- The establishment of the BoG -- The Statute of the BoG -- Administration and decision-making bodies of...

Contents note continued: Activities of credit institutions -- Other matters relating to licensing and services -- 5.3.Capital adequacy requirements -- 5.4.Reporting and transparency-related regulations -- 5.5.Supervisory power -- 5.6.Liquidity requirements -- 5.7.Provisioning -- 5.8.Money laundering...

Contents note continued: 7.4.Greek cooperative banks versus banks in other countries -- 7.5.A more detailed look at the performance indicators of cooperative banks in Greece -- 7.6.A brief review of empirical studies on the performance of Greek banks -- Assessing the performance of Greek banks -- De...

Contents note continued: Other corporate governance frameworks and laws -- An overview of the corporate governance of the major Greek banks -- 9.4.Conclusions -- 10.Recent Developments and Future Challenges -- 10.1.Introduction -- 10.2.Financial results and stock performance -- 10.3.Credit ratings -...