The Minister of Economy and Finance Kyriakos Pierrakakis, after his first meeting with the Hellenic Bank Association, stressed that "Greek banks are now on a solid footing: they are capitalised, have enhanced liquidity and a significantly reduced non-performing loan ratio.
Moreover, the investment grade in which our country is now is not only for the state but also for its banking system. In a post on social media, he stressed that the aim is to pass on the positive footprint to an even greater extent to citizens and businesses. "This can only be done through the banking system. Banks over time have been the growth catalyst of the Greek economy," Pierrakakis said and added that the government supports any initiative that works for the benefit of the consumer, such as direct payments, without commission, through the IRIS system, whose expansion in the market is being voted on these days in Parliament.