Κύκλοι της Eurobank ανέφεραν ότι ουδόλως αναφέρθηκε σε ενδεχόμενο να μην ανοίξουν αύριο Τρίτη οι ελληνικές τράπεζες ο πρόεδρος του διοικητικού συμβουλίου της Eurobank, Νίκος Καραμούζης, σε σημερινή συνέντευξή του στο BBC.
Σύμφωνα με τους ίδιους κύκλους, οι σχετικές αναφορές παρερμηνεύουν το περιεχόμενο της συνέντευξης που ήταν σαφές, όπως καθένας μπορεί να διαπιστώσει βλέποντας το σχετικό βίντεο που συνοδεύει την ανάρτηση στην ιστοσελίδα του BBC.
Ειδικότερα, η απομαγνητοφωνημένη συνέντευξη του Νίκου Καραμούζη στο BBC έχει ως εξής:
«BBC: How important is it for Greek Banks that Eurozone leaders are seen to reach an agreement with the Greek Government today?
NK: It is extremely important. We have been through this crisis for long, we have lost the last 5 years a 100 bn euros of deposits. This is over 50% of GDP. We keep losing deposits every day. We keep depending on ECB to fund the deposit outflow. This is not a sustainable situation. The Greek banking system cannot afford, cannot continue in the current situation, of every day, losing hundreds of millions of euros by depositors that they are fearful of a Grexit.
BBC: How nerve wrecking is it to be depended on the European Central Bank’s judgment- the Greek banks are viable and should continue to receive support
NK : It’s very difficult, it’s very difficult, every day we have to try very hard to calm our staff, we have to try very hard to calm our clients, we have to address the issue that we have plenty of collateral to address the capital outflows, the deposit outflows.
BBC: If in a worst case and everybody hopes it doesn’t happen, the talks break up today and there looks to be no sign of a deal, would Greek Banks be able to open tomorrow ?
NK: This is for the Authorities to decide, because for the Greek banks to open, which is something that we would like to do we have to have access to Eurosystem funding. Without access to the Eurosystem funding, obviously we cannot meet the demands by our clients to withdraw their deposits. So, the prerequisites for us to remain open is that the Eurosystem remains open to us.
BBC: So, just to reiterate this point, it all comes down to whether Mario Draghi and the Governing Counsel of the European Central Bank determines the progresses being made in negotiations with the Government.
NK: If there is no agreement today, my understanding is that ECB and the Eurosystem, they have to introduce additional proposals, because the imposition of capital controls is not a decision taken by the Eurosystem. It is a decision taken by the Greek Government and the Greek Government has to pass through the Parliament a law that imposes capital controls.
BBC: Because they would have to be legislation, there would be a period and who know how long it would be, when you simply have to close your door.
NK: Technically it will take few days for the banks to remain on a bank holiday, to introduce the technicalities, the technical preparation for introducing capital controls. This is not the way to go.
BBC: Which is why, we are going to reiterate it, it is so important that we see agreement today.
NK: To me, to the Management of the Bank, to the thousands of employees of the Bank, we are absolutely convinced that Greece has to proceed to find an agreement with our creditors and European partners. For Greece, a no agreement would be a disastrous event. We have no way to measure today what will happen if if we follow that path. I’ m afraid, as an economist, that it would be a disastrous event for everybody here.»
