Deposits trickle back to Greek banks, no rush for ELA


  • World
  • Thursday, 26 Feb 2015

ATHENS (Reuters) - More than 850 million euros in deposits returned to Greek banks when they reopened this week after Athens secured an extension to its financial rescue, a senior Greek banker told Reuters on Thursday.

The return of deposits gives Greek banks a chance to catch their breath after savers rushed to take out billions of euros in recent weeks, forcing them to increasingly rely on emergency funding.

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