"Standard Chartered is considering buying Piraeus Bank's Egyptian Subsidiary a deal that would boost the Greek Bank as it seeks to strengthen its balance sheet in light of the downturn facing debt-laden Greece.
"The due diligence will start in the coming days. There will be a relative strengthening of Core Tier 1, which was at 10.8 percent at the end of March 2011".
Piraeus Bank said in a statement that a request had been submitted to the Central Bank of Egypt so that due diligence could commence, but that there was no certainty as to whether any agreement would be reached.
The discussions between the parties are also focused on a wider strategic relationship in the areas of trade finance, payments and project finance, Piraeus Bank said."
Therefore, Ms. Nayera Amin, the C.E.O & Managing Director sincerely urge all Piraeus Bank employees to concentrate & continue their work and achieve the bank targets according to the approved Budget & Business plans.
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