Athens, February 21st 2014
PRESS RELEASE
Capital Panel
Discussion: Out of the Crisis and the Role of Banks
The greek weekly
financial newspaper Kefalaio and the financial news site Capital.gr inaugurate a series of pioneering events
with the aim of bringing together academics, experts and professionals, in
order to promote public panel discussions of policy options, actions and
alternative solutions to get out of the crisis.
Since the beginning of the crisis in 2007 the banking sector has been at
the centre of attention. For the
European Union, Greece and indeed everywhere, the role of banks is crucial for
sustainable economic recovery. The first
event will focus on presenting content specific proposals from a banking
perspective for the European Union and Greece.
18:30 – Reception -
Opening-Welcome from panel coordinator Yiannis Aggelis, editor in chief of
Kefalaio and editor of capital.gr
19:00 – 19:10 Ass.
Prof. Ioannis Tsamourgelis, International
Economics and Finance, University of the Aegean: “Banking dependencies in a Europe of divergences”
19:15 – 19:30 Ilias
Lekkos, Group Chief Economist at Piraeus Bank: “2014 – The Comeback of Macroeconomic Policy.”
19:30 – 19:45 Prof.
Richard Werner, Chair in International Banking, Director, Centre for Banking, Finance
and Sustainable Development; Director of Int'l Development, University of
Southampton: “True
Quantitative Easing for Greece “
19:45 – 21:00 Questions and Answers - Panel
Discussion
The event will be held on February, 25th January
2014 at Public in Syntagma Square (1 Karageorgi Servias Str) at the Venue Hall,
5th floor. [Timezone GMT + 2
hours, event starts at 16:30 GMT]
The entrance is free – The Q&A and the panel discussion will be in
English. Translation will be available. Live streaming will be announced on Monday 24th
February.
For information, contact Mrs Marissi Balioussi: +30 2106154200 internal 529
e-mail: marissi.balioussi@capital.gr
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