Protesters shouting slogans at a rally against the privatisation of Greece’s ATEbank in Athens, yesterday. Greece’s Central Bank chief has defended the government’s decision to transfer state lender ATEbank’s healthy assets to Piraeus Bank, saying ATEbank was not viable and required a capital boost to continue operating.

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