2016 marks the beginning of a new course for National Bank, its governor Katselli says

Gazzetta team
2016 marks the beginning of a new course for National Bank, its governor Katselli says
"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.

Katselli noted that National Bank, with a quality portfolio, will lead the recovery effort of the Greek economy by channeling liquidity to the market.
He described the high interest of investors participating in the capital increase of the bank as a confidence vote in the National Bank of and stressed that the National Banks was the only bank that turned to Greek investors.
On his part, the president of the Athens Stock Exchange Socrates Lazaridis noted among others that the National Bank's strength will boost the stock market to the benefit of the Greek economy.