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Friday, December 21, 2012

Finance: The great Greek gamble


Finance: The great Greek gamble
Financial Times
The trade in Greek government bonds, which saw a handful of canny investors double their money, has been the single most successful hedge fund bet in two years – a period during which most hedge fund managers have struggled to navigate rocky markets ...


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2nd time lucky? Greece gets list of Swiss bank depositors from France, forwards to prosecutor

ATHENS, Greece - Greece's finance ministry says French authorities have once again given it details of Greeks with bank accounts in Switzerland for use in investigating possible tax evasion, after an original list was ignored, misplaced and discredited.

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Greek court gives life sentences to 2 convicted of dealing in illegally excavated antiquities

THESSALONIKI, Greece - A Greek court has imposed life sentences on two men convicted of dealing in ancient treasure worth an estimated €12 million ($15.85 million), which had been illegally excavated from a cemetery in northern Greece.

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2nd time lucky? Greece gets list of Swiss bank depositors from France ...


2nd time lucky? Greece gets list of Swiss bank depositors from France ...
Fox News
ATHENS, Greece – Greece's finance ministry says French authorities have once again given it details of Greeks with bank accounts in Switzerland for use in investigating possible tax evasion, after an original list was ignored, misplaced and discredited.

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UPDATE 2-Losses widen at Greek banks NBG and Alpha as slump bites


RT

UPDATE 2-Losses widen at Greek banks NBG and Alpha as slump bites
Reuters
ATHENS, Dec 21 (Reuters) - Greek banks National and Alpha posted wider nine-month losses as the debt-laden country's deep recession pounded their loan books and higher funding costs squeezed net interest income. With the economy shrinking at an ...
Leading Greek banks in the doldrums and need over $17bn to recapitalizeRT
Top two Greek banks post nine-month lossesBangkok Post
Top Greek lender bank posts 2.45-bn-euro lossPress TV
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2 Greeks jailed for life over illegal antiquities


2 Greeks jailed for life over illegal antiquities
MiamiHerald.com (registration)
THESSALONIKI, Greece -- A Greek court has imposed life sentences on two men convicted of dealing in ancient treasure worth an estimated (EURO)12 million ($15.85 million), which had been illegally excavated from a cemetery in northern Greece. The court ...

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Greece's Top Banks Need $36 Billion

Greece's four largest banks need a capital boost of more than $36 billion to overcome the impact of the country's sovereign debt write-down as they battle to stem growing losses.

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