The Hellenic Bank Association (HBA) is the representative of all Greek and foreign credit institutions that operate in Greece. It was established in 1928 and is a non-profit legal entity. It expresses the views of its member banks, provides advisory input to the regulatory process, participates in the decision-making procedures of international, European and national law-preparing and technical committees, and cooperates with other countries' organizations and associations of the financial sector in the context of bilateral or multilateral agreements. The HBA focuses on the collective modernization of its member banks and the overall development of the financial sector.
A few words by the Secretary General


It is my great pleasure to welcome you to the website of the Hellenic Bank Association.

I hope and wish that you will find all the information you are interested in, no matter if you are browsing for professional or academic purposes, or simply wish to learn about our activities.

Christos Vl. Gortsos,
Secretary General, HBA

Important note
The Hellenic Bank Association is not a bank, does not perform any direct or indirect business activities, and does not keep any funds on behalf of its members or the public. It is not a bank supervisor; it does not impose regulatory compliance rules; it is not an employers' organization and it does not sign collective labour agreements.
The contribution of HBA member banks
to the Greek economy

Currently, the HBA comprises 28 members, of which 21 are regular and 7 are associate members, with:

a workforce of more than 62,000 people, directly employed, in the past five years;
3.900 branches and 7390 ATMs;
more than one million private shareholders;
foreign institutional investor participation, which for some of the largest HBA member banks amounts to 40% of the share capital;
presence in 16 foreign banking markets, either directly or through majority holdings in overseas banks.