ESMA extends Greek bank share short selling ban to December 21 LeapRate

December 07, 2015 BY LeapRate Staff

ESMA extends Greek bank share short selling ban to December 21

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has published an opinion agreeing with Greek regulator HCMC that a short selling ban on shares in five Greek banks should be extended. The original ban, which covered shares in Alpha Bank A.E., Attica Bank S.A., National Bank of Greece S.A., Eurobank Ergasias S.A., and Piraeus Bank S.A., expired…

November 10, 2015 BY Maria Nikolova

ESMA agrees to extend short selling ban on shares in five Greek banks

The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) last night published an opinion agreeing with Greek regulator HCMC that a short selling ban on shares in five Greek banks should be extended. The previous ban, which covered shares in Alpha Bank A.E., Attica Bank S.A., National Bank of Greece S.A., Eurobank Ergasias S.A., and Piraeus Bank…

July 06, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

"The euro is the loser from Greece" - Guest Editorial

"Creditors can either retain their demands for a deal that does not involve debt relief (which won’t be accepted) or cede to the will of the Greek people and renege on their ‘red line’ that has been in place since the start of current negotiations" - Simon Smith, Chief Economist, FxPro

April 26, 2015 BY Andrew Saks-McLeod

Greece: Is the EU shuffling the deckchairs on the Titanic?

The EU and IMF have provided bailout after bailout to Greece, and now the possibility of an exit from the European Union and Eurozone along with national bankruptcy is looking increasingly likely following a summit in Riga last week. What will this do to the EU economy?

Tag: greek economy