Thursday, May 17, 2012

CBA prepares for Greek eurozone exit

From SMH.com.au

Original source

Commonwealth Bank has been preparing for some time for a possible exit of Greece from the eurozone.

While this would soften the finacial shock for the bank, the implications of such a move would be “material”, CBA chief executive Ian Narev said today.

As financial problems in Europe again cause strains on global money markets, Mr Narev said the volatility would be felt through the Australian economy, hurting confidence while pushing up bank funding costs.

However, the fundamentals of the Australian economy remained sound, he said.

His comments came as the European Central Bank overnight said it would temporarily stop lending to some Greek banks to limit its risk to the region.

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