Emporiki Bank - Romania informs that the Addendums signed for the loan contracts remain in force

Emporiki Bank – România sustain the availability of the additional deeds communicated to the existent loan customer portfolio. rnrnConsistent with the customer oriented transparency policy, Emporiki Bank, member of the French Group Crédit Agricole, announce that the additional deeds sent to the existent loan customer portfolio, as per Emergency Ordinance no. 50/2010 provisions, will remain in force, said the bank in a press release.rnrnPrior to the Ordinance 50 becoming in force, Emporiki Bank was granting loans calculating the interest rate in a transparent way based on Euribor, Libor and Robor reference indicators. According to EO 50 was eliminated the early repayment fee and agreed to calculate a single commission.rnrnBank’s strategy is focused on providing quality services, as mentioned by the CEO of Emporiki Bank, Mr. Pierre Martin in the New Year message to bank customers: „…Our goal is to become the main financial partner of our customers, to build on a lasting business relationships, the only concern of bank employees is to provide quality service”.rnrn***rnrnEmporiki Bank – Romania S.A., member of the French Group Crédit Agricole, operates on the Romanian banking market since 1996. Through a network of 34 branches located in the major cities in the country, Emporiki Bank – Romania offers a wide range of banking products and services for individual customers, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and large companies. The main shareholder of Emporiki Bank – Romania, holding 99.58% of the capital, is Emporiki Bank of Greece, member of the French Group Crédit Agricole.rnrnCrédit Agricole is the leading retail bank in France (source: Banque du France), in Europe and ranked three worldwide by value of assets (source: The Banker, July 2010). Crédit Agricole Group, one of the largest banking groups in the world, is present in 70 countries through 11,500 branches in which 160,000 employee works to meet the financial needs of the 59 million customers. Crédit Agricole Group is the main shareholder of the Hellenic bank Emporiki Bank, holding 91% of the capital.