Photo

Reuters Photojournalism

Our day's top images, in-depth photo essays and offbeat slices of life. See the best of Reuters photography.  See more | Photo caption 

Photo

Flooding in India

Heavy monsoon rains have swollen several rivers.  Slideshow 

Photo

Celebrity portraits

Up close and personal with famous faces.  Slideshow 

Sponsored Links

Greek bank deposits rise 0.6 percent in September: central bank

ATHENS | Thu Oct 25, 2012 9:16am EDT

ATHENS (Reuters) - Greek business and household bank deposits rose by 0.6 percent, or 0.94 billion euros, in September, central bank data showed on Thursday.

Bank of Greece data showed deposits increased to 154.33 billion euros in September from 153.39 billion euros in the previous month.

A shrinking deposit base, partly caused by capital flight, has added to the strains on Greek banks, which depend on central bank funding for their liquidity needs as access to wholesale funding markets remains shut on sovereign debt concerns.

In 2011, deposits shrank by 16.8 percent, or 35.37 billion euros.

(Reporting by George Georgiopoulos)

Comments (0)
This discussion is now closed. We welcome comments on our articles for a limited period after their publication.