According to the joint decision of the Minister of Finance and the Governor of the Bank of Greece, with protocol number 318/16.12.2022, the status of the Main Dealer in the Greek Government bond market in the year 2023 was renewed for the following 18 financial and credit institutions:
ALPHA BANK SA
BARCLAYS BANK IRELAND PLC
BNP PARIBAS SA
BofA SECURITIES EUROPE SA
CITIGROUP GLOBAL MARKETS EUROPE AG
COMMERZBANK AG
CREDIT SUISSE BANK (EUROPE) SA
DEUTSCHE BANK AG
GREEK NATIONAL BANK S.A
EUROBANK SA
GOLDMAN SACHS BANK EUROPE SE
HSBC CONTINENTAL EUROPE GREECE
INTESA SANPAOLO SPA
JP MORGAN SE
MORGAN STANLEY EUROPE SE
NOMURA FINANCIAL PRODUCTS EUROPE GmbH
SOCIETE GENERALE
PIRAEUS BANK SA
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