Alpha Bank and Eurobank merger approved

The Greek Competition Commission has approved the merger of Alpha Bank SA and Bank EFG Eurobank Ergasias SA. The banks say that the timescale of the merger will depend on the banking sector behavior.

Back to back: adapting to a difficult climate

In 2010, Marfin Factors Forfaiters introduced a back-to-back factoring product, providing factoring services to the debtor in order to extend a credit line to the supplier. Factorscan talks to Katerina Perivola, Marketing Manager at Marfin Factors, about the importance of adapting your offering in a difficult economic climate.

A difficult road to recovery

George Karagiannopoulos, General Manager at Eurobank EFG Factors in Greece, talks to Factorscan about the ongoing crisis in Greece, reasons to believe that the underlying strength of the Greek economy will see it through and how the factoring industry is facing pressures and opportunities in a difficult market environment.

Factoring in Greece - World Factoring Yearbook

George Goumassis and Demetris Zouzoukis, Deputy General Manager - Head of Intermational Factoring and Deputy General Manager - Head of Forfaiting at Marfin Factors and Forfaiters, provide Factorscan with an overview of the Greek factoring market covering industry environment, market performance, supply and future trends.