BANK OF GREECE Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account for financial year 2022

Balance Sheet and Profit and Loss Account for financial year 2022 At its meeting on 2 March 2023, the General Council of the Bank of Greece approved the Bank’s audited Annual Accounts for the financial year ended 31 December 2022. 

The Bank’s net income of financial year 2022 amounted to €938.7 million, compared with €1,011.0 million in the previous year, having decreased by 7.2%, while total expenses before provisions amounted to €349.3 million, from €361.4 million in 2021, having decreased by 3.3%. 

The Bank’s profit before provisions in 2022 amounted to €589.4 million, from €649.6 million in the previous year, having decreased by €60.2 million. Net profit amounted to €456.8 million, following an increase in provisions by €132.6 million. 

The General Council of the Bank of Greece, in accordance with Article 71 of the Bank’s Statute, decided to propose to the General Meeting of Shareholders: the distribution of the statutory dividend to shareholders, in the amount of €0.6720 per share (unchanged from the previous year), totalling €13.3 million; an increase in the extraordinary reserve by €42.7 million; and the transfer of €400.7 million to the Government. 

 Income - Net interest income, income from financial operations and the pooling and redistribution of the Eurosystem’s monetary income amounted to €784.8 million, from €855.9 million in 2021, having decreased by 8.3%. - Net income from fees and commissions increased by 1.6% to €130.3 million, from €128.2 million in 2021. - Income from equity shares and participating interests amounted to €4.0 million, from €10.8 million in 2021, having decreased by 63.0%. - Finally, other income amounted to €19.6 million, up by 21.7% from €16.1 million in 2021. 21 El. Venizelos Str., GR 102 50 Athens, Greece. Tel: +30 210 320 3446-8 press@bankofgreece.gr | www.bankofgreece.gr 2 | 

 Expenses Total expenses before provisions, i.e. staff costs and pension benefit expenses, other administrative expenses and depreciation costs, amounted to €349.3 million, from €361.4 million in 2021, having decreased by €12.1 million. 

This change was mainly due to a decline in staff costs and pension benefit expenses, as a result of the actuarial remeasurement of the net defined benefit obligation in respect of the pension plan of the Bank, which fully covers the cost of pension benefits for its staff. 

The Bank’s assets as at 31 December 2022 stood at €238.5 billion, up by €0.9 billion compared to the previous year. The total amount of accumulated provisions stood at €4,465.8 million, compared with €4,838.1 million in 2021.

QUEST HOLDINGS purchase of 6.000 Quest Holdings S.A. shares

Quest Holdings S.A. informs the investors that, according to article 49 of the Law 4548/2018 and in compliance with the terms of the Regulation no.2273/2003 of the Commission of the European Communities, as well as by virtue of the Decision of the Regular General Assembly of its Shareholders dated 15/06/2022 and the Decision of the Board of Directors dated 03/01/2023, proceeded on March 2, 2023 through the member of the A.S.E. “Eurobank Equities”, with the purchase of 6.000 Quest Holdings S.A. shares at an average price of 5,13 euro per share and with a total transaction value of 30.774,82 euro.

Following this, the Company holds 752.766 own shares, or 0,7021% of the total outstanding shares.

When is the right time to sell stocks

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Changes in Company Performance

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Market Conditions

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Your Investment Goals

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Valuation

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Eurostat: Inflation in Greece fell to 6.5% in February - To 8.5% in the Eurozone

 Eurostat: Inflation in Greece fell to 6.5% in February - To 8.5% in the Eurozone

The technology revolution ChatGPT is here

The man who brought the revolution with computers 50 years ago and founder of Microsoft hastened to calm the anxieties of employees, stressing that ChatGPT is not yet a danger to our "bread" but OpenAI's chatbot will change the world.

"Until now, artificial intelligence could read and write, but it couldn't understand the content," the billionaire emphasized in a podcast to Germany's Handelsblatt. “ChatGPT,” he pointed out, “has shown us what artificial intelligence is capable of and its impact on the workplace will be extremely positive.

He even added that while AI still makes big mistakes, it could make office work easier by improving worker efficiency and productivity. “We have a tool that can make work even more efficient - from going through invoices to writing letters. Reading and writing are now within the capabilities of A.I. (Artificial intelligence ss: Artificial Intelligence) and this will have a very broad and constructive impact", he estimated.

"Think of the time doctors spend with the bureaucratic issues that we should be able to get rid of," he said, but admitted that he was "biased" in favor of A.I. At the same time, he predicted that A.I. will continue to cause "trembles" in workplaces especially since technology will rapidly evolve over time. "The progress in the next two years will be even greater," he found.