"2016 marks the beginning of a new course for National Bank, which next year celebrates its 175-year anniversary," its governor Louka Katselli on Monday said ahead of the listing of new shares in the stock market.

Yesterday, Eurobank Chief Executive Christos Megalou declared his confidence, that the financial institution's capital growth will be strongly finalized in the near future.

National Bank of Greece is moving ahead with plans for a share offering to bolster its capital, two senior bankers familiar with the issue told Reuters on Monday.