The new governor of the Bank of Greece, Yannis Stournaras, appeared in a good mood during his exit from the PM's office, early Friday evening.

Eurobank, Greece's third-largest bank by assets, announced it had hired five investment banks to arrange a possible bond sale.

Alpha Bank, Greece's fourth-biggest lender by assets, has agreed to acquire Citibank's retail banking operations in Greece at a price of 2 million euros.

The Supreme Court reversed its decision and ruled that the staff is not to be rehired until their case against the regional court's decision is tried in late September.