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National Bank of Greece stands out for its unique history and its dynamic future. Backed by its long-standing presence -established in 1841- strong tradition and noteworthy contribution to the economic transformation of Greece, and above all by the trust of customers, shareholders, depositors and employees alike, the Bank serves as a pillar of stability for the Greek economy, with the expertise and experience of its officers and the cutting-edge digital services it offers for your every banking need. The Group operates mainly in Greece but, also, abroad through its banking subsidiaries in North Macedonia (Stopanska Banka) and in Cyprus (NBG Cyprus) with a workforce of 7.889 employees as at 31 December 2023 (Greece: 6.725). End of 2023, the Bank had a total of 327 Units (313 Branches including 18 Tellerless and 14 Transaction Offices).

Η Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος είναι η κεντρική τράπεζα της χώρας. Αποτελεί ανεξάρτητη αρχή που ασκεί δημόσιο λειτούργημα: μεριμνά για τη σταθερότητα των τιμών και για τη σταθερότητα και την εύρυθμη λειτουργία του χρηματοπιστωτικού συστήματος. Παραμένοντας θεσμικά και λειτουργικά ανεξάρτητη, υπόκειται στο δημοκρατικό έλεγχο της Βουλής. Η Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος αποτελεί αναπόσπαστο μέλος του Ευρωσυστήματος και συμμετέχει με τις υπόλοιπες εθνικές κεντρικές τράπεζες της Ευρωζώνης και την Ευρωπαϊκή Κεντρική Τράπεζα στη χάραξη της ενιαίας νομισματικής πολιτικής επί του κοινού νομίσματος. Υπό μία έννοια, η Τράπεζα της Ελλάδος είναι η τράπεζα των τραπεζών, δηλαδή δέχεται καταθέσεις από τις εμπορικές τράπεζες που δραστηριοποιούνται στη χώρα και δανείζει χρήματα σ’ αυτές. _______________ The Bank of Greece is the central bank of the country. It is an independent authority exercising a public function: it pursues price stability and the stability and smooth operation of the financial system. While remaining institutionally and operationally independent, it is subject to democratic control by Parliament. The Bank of Greece is an integral part of the Eurosystem and, together with the other national central banks of the euro area and the European Central Bank, participates in the formulation of the single monetary policy for the euro area. In a sense, the Bank of Greece is the banker of banks, i.e. it accepts deposits from and lends to commercial banks operating in the country.

The Hellenic Statistical Authority (Greek: Ελληνική Στατιστική Αρχή), known by its acronym ELSTAT (Greek: ΕΛΣΤΑΤ), is the national statistical service of Greece. The purpose of ELSTAT is to produce, on a regular basis, official statistics, as well as to conduct statistical surveys which: - cover all the fields of activity of the public and private sector, - underpin the processes for decision making, policy drawing and evaluating the policies of the Government and the public administrations and services (evaluation indicators), - are submitted to international agencies in compliance with the obligations of the country and concern the general public or specific categories of users of statistics in Greece and abroad In accordance with its establishing law, ELSTAT is an independent authority and it is not subject to the control of any governmental bodies or other administrative authority. Its operation is subject to the control of the Hellenic Parliament. ELSTAT represents Greece as the “National Statistical Institute” in accordance with paragraph 1 of article 5 of the Regulation (EC) No 223/2009 in the services of the European Union and in any other competent international organisation. It cooperates with the European Statistical Office – Eurostat and the other services of the European Commission, the National Statistical Institutes of the other Member States, the national authorities and other international agencies and organisations on statistical issues. ELSTAT also cooperates with public and private agencies in Greece or abroad, such as educational institutions, research centers and non-profit organisations for the promotion of scientific research for statistical issues, the harmonization of methodology and the implementation of the statistical principles of the Hellenic and European Statistical Systems.