the growth of number of banks, banking network and number of employees. The application of the austerity program in Greece …-performing loans, the reduction of banks operating in Greece due to mergers and acquisitions, bank bankruptcy and withdrawal of foreign … banks. All these resulted in Greece having the most concentrated banking market in the Eurozone. The reduction of the number …

restructuring frameworks as well as improving banks’ loan resolution practices so that Greece’s banks are positioned to support …

remains relatively constant throughout the period under observation, while, on average, big banks perform better than medium … efficiency levels; thus, a merger of two small banks will probably increase their efficiency and competitiveness in the long term …. Originality/value – Greek banks are at a crossroad and faced with the dilemma of expanding their operations internationally or …

Greece in terms of location (urban-rural). …

to examine a sample of 24 banks, 9 of which were acquired between 1998 and 2002. Findings -It is found that profit and … in terms of deposits, the number of branches, the annual growth of bank's total assets and the size of banks are … the five largest banks, the mean return on average assets of the industry and the average total assets growth, only the …