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  Infos about Crete   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
A continuous chain of snowcapped mountains cross Crete from the west with the White Mountains, though Mount Ida (Psiloritis) and which is the hightest mountain and to the east with the Dhikti and Siia ranges.
Crete has a very special atmosphere which is completely individual and unique, perhaps because of the varied and chequered history of invasion and resistance, supplying the extra space of history and intrigue that less sophisticated islands lack.
The amount with which to open an account varies from bank to bank, but is usually as low as 5000 drachmas and with a certain amount, a current account will begin to earn interest.
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  Bank
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 Crete
Bank of Crete Bank of Crete was a small Greek bank bought by George Koskotas, and they both shot to fame, or rather infa...
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 Bank of China   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
It should not be confused with the People's Bank of China, which is the PRC's central bank, or the Central Bank of China, which is the Republic of China 's central bank.
The Hong Kong operations of the Bank of China were regrouped into Bank of China Hong Kong in 2001 and later BOCHK got listed in Hong Kong Stock Exchange in October 2002.
Bank of China The second-largest bank in China (top 30 in world), with a substantial presence in Hong Kong.
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 Bank of Crete - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bank of Crete was a small Greek bank bought by George Koskotas, and they both shot to fame, or rather infamy, thanks to the bank's involvement in a major scandal in Greece in the late 1980s.
Specifically in November 1988, a shortfall of US$132 million was discovered in the Bank of Crete some months after bank chairman Koskotas, a Greek-American millionaire entrepreneur under investigation for large-scale financial crime, had fled the country.
Eventually the bank was privatised, and merged into other banking entities in Greece.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Bank_of_Crete   (157 words)

  
 World War II - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Crete was defended by an ill-equipped group of about 43,000 Greek, New Zealand, Australian and British troops.
General Kurt Student, who commanded the invasion of Crete, would later say "Crete was the grave of the German parachutists." As a result, planned airborne operations against Malta, Cyprus, and the Suez Canal never took place.
At night, the Soviet forces were resupplied from the east bank of the Volga, and the Wehrmacht forces were eventually ground down; especially after Hitler diverted the armor of the Sixth Army to the Caucasus.
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 Encyclopedia: Constantine Mitsotakis
Like most Greek politicians, he came from a political family: his father and grandfathers were members of parliament, and the great liberal leader Eleftherios Venizelos was his uncle.
Crete, sometimes spelled Krete (Greek Κρήτη / Kriti) is the largest of the Greek islands and the fifth largest in the Mediterranean Sea.
Map of Minoan Crete The Minoans were a pre-Hellenic Bronze Age civilization in Crete in the Aegean Sea, prior to Helladic or Mycenaean culture (i.
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 Constantine Mitsotakis - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Constantine Mitsotakis (in Greek Konstantinos Mitsotakis) (born October 18, 1918), Greek politician, was born in Chania, Crete.
He and Andreas Papandreou, the son of George Papandreou, dominated Greek politics for the next decade: their mutual dislike dated back to the fall of George Papandreou's government in 1965.
Papandreou, embroiled in the Bank of Crete scandal, lost his parliamentary majority in the elections of June 1989, but despite ND's clear placement as a first party, Mitsotakis was unable to form a government.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Constantine_Mitsotakis   (686 words)

  
 Business archives in Greece: The example of the Historical Archives of the National Bank of Greece : Strengthening ...
The National Bank of Greece (N.B.G-), which was founded in 1841, is the oldest operating bank in the country, It began as a private discount and mortgage institution, with the monopoly of issuing bank notes until the foundation of the Bank of Greece in 1928.
The National Bank of Greece merged with the Bank of Athens in 1953 and with the Ethniki Ktimatiki Trapeza Ellados (The National Mortgage Bank of Greece) in 1998.
Various departments of the bank such as the records management department, the legal department and the historical archives are in the process of revising the records' retention schedule as now series of records are being produced for which no retention provisions have been made.
www.loc.gov /rr/european/GrkColl/pantelakis.html   (1305 words)

  
 Union Bank & Trust   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Crete Carrier owner Duane Acklie said he knows nothing about dog biscuits, but more than 30 years as a customer have taught him a lot about Union Bank.
He said his business relationship with Union Bank started with a seven-figure loan to buy Crete Carrier, and has lasted through a series of expansions that have taken his company from 60 employees to more than 6,000.
The bank is successful, she said, also because it has responded well to changes in regulation, such as that allowing banks to offer insurance, and to changes in environment, particularly the acquisition of some locally owned competitors by national banks.
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 interkriti: An introduction to Crete
Crete has two of the most important ports of the East Mediterranean Sea, the port of Heraklion and the port of Chania (Souda).
The main road in Crete is the national road that follows the north seashore of the island from East to West.
Crete has one of the biggest concentrations in Greece of goat and sheep kept for their meat, wool and milk.
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 Crete Cares | Crete Carrier Corp., Lincoln, Nebraska   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Crete takes pride in the fact that this could not be accomplished without our employees' generosity and willingness to help.
Crete Carrier drivers support Trucker Buddy International, a nonprofit organization dedicated to help educate and mentor schoolchildren in grades two through eight through a pen pal relationship with professional truck drivers.
Crete Carrier sponsors the Folsom Children's Zoo in its mission to influence present and future generations through conservation, education, and interaction.
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 Lekadis Studios - national bank of greece   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
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 SUMMIT COMMUNICATIONS
At the outset, the bank merged with and acquired ErgoBank, Telesis Investment Bank, Bank of Crete, Bank of Athens and InterBank.
Eurobank was established during a transitional period, as traditional banking methods gave way to modern models.
The bank also took advantage of the boom in the consumer lending business, which has been expanding at an average rate of around 40 percent each year since the liberation of the market in 1994.
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 Bank of Crete
The second study considers how labor deployment and productivity indicators for Bank of Crete differ from the global benchmarks.
It looks at the amount of labor required to operate Bank of Crete and the resulting return on human investment.
Important Disclaimer: This report was not prepared on behalf of or for Bank of Crete.
www.icongrouponline.com /pr/Bank_of_Crete_GR/PR.html   (603 words)

  
 Definition of index.php?search=bank&limit=20&offset=80
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 Athens News Agency: News in English (AM), 97-12-18
The liquidator of state-run Cretabank, formerly the Bank of Crete, yesterday announced that a third international tender for the sale of the bank would be held no later than early April 1998.
He added that the bad debts of the Bank of Crete, that is, loans now considered incapable of collection, totalled 32-33 billion drachmas, of which 18 billion drachmas corresponded to the period up to 1988.
Banks fell 0.27 percent, Insurance rose 0.06 percent, Leasing dropped 0.44 percent, Investment eased 0.57 percent, Construction was 0.45 percent off, Industrials increased 0.28 percent, Miscellaneous eased 0.06 percent and Hol ding was 0.30 percent down.
www.hri.org /news/greek/apeen/1997/97-12-18.apeen.html   (2176 words)

  
 Serebella Contents Banks Peninsula---Bank of Crete   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
It uses material from the Wiktionary page "Crete".
It uses material from the Wiktionary page "Bank".
( mainly British) In Great Britain and some other countries, a weekday, often a Monday, on which banks were traditionally closed and granted to workers as a national holiday.
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 Antique & Collectible Banks from Antique Networking
Description: This cast iron bank is from a very old estate that I purchased.
The wear and paint on this bank are consistent with its age.
Description: Great vintage bank with raised lettering and Union Station to one side the other Washington Capitol edges reveil VA and the other end I can not make out.
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 First United Bank - Information - History
In the beginning, our founder, Fey Orr, saw the need for a community bank in Crete because the town did not have a bank at that time.
Orr felt that the community needed a strong bank with a strong citizen behind it.
In each case, First United Bank has provided a community bank that is committed to the towns and villages we serve.
www.1stunitedbnk.com /info/history.html   (232 words)

  
 EIRO   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Greece's upcoming integration in EU Economic and Monetary Union has made timely the question of a radical reorganisation of the banking sector.
All sides recognise the need for such reorganisation, but disagree on the direction, type and content of the necessary reforms.
This issue has been highlighted in May-June 1998 by the controversy surrounding the sell-off of Ionian Bank.
www.eiro.eurofound.ie /organisations/organisation_country_gr_3917_1998.html   (59 words)

  
 Constantine Mitsotakis - InformationBlast
Constantine Mitsotakis (or Konstantinos Mitsotakis) (born October 18, 1918), Greek politician, was born in Khania, Crete.
Like most Greek politicians, he came from a political family: his father and grandfathers were members of parliament, and the great liberal leader Eleutherios Venizelos was his uncle.
Papandreou, embroiled in the Bank of Crete scandal, lost his parliamentary majority in the elections of June 1989, but Mitsotakis was unable to form a government.
www.informationblast.com /Constantine_Mitsotakis.html   (580 words)

  
 Mailgate: europa.union.euro: Re: Which Greek Bank?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
I did ask the bank official handling the transfer if there was a cheaper way of transferring the money, he said no. He could have said open an euro account.
What really got me angry was originally the fee was 25 euro but he phoned me within an hour to say he'd made a mistake and I had to pay another 10 euro or the bank would only transfer 82 euro.
If I do open a euro account it won't be with the Bank of Cyprus.
mailgate.supereva.it /europa/europa.union.euro/msg06764.html   (208 words)

  
 Northwest Indiana News: nwitimes.com
CRETE -- Police arrested but had not yet charged a man suspected of robbing Harris Bank, 1380 Main St., with a bomb Tuesday, police said.
The man fled the bank on foot, heading southbound, police said.
The suspect was arrested in a wooded area south of Division and Benton streets, VanDeraa said.
www.thetimesonline.com /articles/2003/09/10/news/local_illinois/ffef966cde236f0086256d9d0015523c.txt   (307 words)

  
 Bank of Crete Definition / Bank of Crete Research   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Bank of Crete was a small Greek Greece, formally named the Hellenic Republic (Greek: Ελληνική Δημοκρατία), is a country in the southeast of Europe on the southern tip of the Balkan peninsula.
[click for more] bank bought by George Koskotas, and they both shot to fame, or rather infamy, thanks to the bank's involvement in a major scandal in Greece in the late 1980s.
Bank of Crete is a national bank offering commercial banking, securities brokerage and other financial services.
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 Crete Area Chamber of Commerce - Business Yellow Pages
Crete Custom Cuts, Inc. is a professional lawn maintenance company which provides grass cutting, aerating, seasonal clean-ups, fertilizing, grub control, shrub trimming and snow removal.
The Crete Public library serves over 19,000 residents in Crete Township and as a member of the Suburban Library System provides borrowing privileges to other SLS card holders as well.
The Crete Park District is located in the heart of the community.
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 Athens Exchange
In the banking sector the main differences are found in the treatment of leasing, bond gains and in the presentation and evaluation of bond, equity and derivative portfolios.
The Boards of Directors of the two banks expect that in the Balance Sheets and results that are drawn up in accordance with the Greek accounting standards, the consolidation of the two banks will be represented as a merger, while on the basis of the American accounting standards it will be represented as a takeover.
Following their approval, the Draft of Merger Agreement will be signed between the NATIONAL BANK OF GREECE and ALPHA BANK S.A. It is noted that in any case, the conclusion of the merger is subject, among others, to the approval of the Greek Committee of Competition and the Bank of Greece.
www.ase.gr /content/en/announcements/companiespress/Press.asp?press_id=140   (3950 words)

  
 Greece's secret socialist spectre - Jane's International Security News   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The collapse of the Socialist government - and the prosecution of Papandreou and four of his senior ministers on corruption charges related to the multi-billion drachma Bank of Crete embezzlement and illegal phone-tapping - confirmed the group's belief that there were deep flaws in Greek democracy.
The Bank of Crete scandal, 17N explained in a communique-commentary, was symptomatic of "a society in a political, financial, cultural and moral crisis".
The aim of 17N's military activity was to keep attention focused on the underlying political causes of the crisis and unmask key figures responsible for the 'looting' of the Bank of Crete.
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 Nat'l Bank of Greece governor Karatzas passes away after battle with cancer :: Embassy of Greece - The Hague ...
With his deep knowledge on the banking system, he served as chairman of the committe for the modernisation of the banking system, as well as chairman of the committee for the modernisation of the Athens Stock Exchange.
Karatzas was appointed governor of the National Bank of Greece on February 5, 1996 -- a post he held to his death -- under the government of prime minister Costas Simitis, while in March that same year he was elected president of the Union of Greek Banks.
On April 24, 2002, by decision of the General Assembly of shareholders of the National Bank of Greece, Karatzas was elected governor of the National Bank of Greece (carrying on in the post to which he had been initially appointed in 1996).
www.greekembassy.nl /press/article2966.html   (650 words)

  
 Greece - Atlapedia Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
It is bound by Albania, Macedonia and Bulgaria to the north, Turkey and the Aegean Sea to the east, the Mediterranean Sea to the south and the Ionian Sea to the west.
During 1988 a major financial affair known as the Koskotas Affair alleged the involvement of parliamentary ministers and officials in massive fraud and embezzlement of the Bank of Crete.
In Jan. 1992 the former Prime Minister Papandreou was exonerated of any charges relating to the Bank of Crete scandal, although two of his former ministers were convicted with heavy prison sentences.
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