For example, in regard to food stocks there is addition to buffer stocks virtually on a continuous basis and a policy needs to be evolved to tackle this flow. Any attempt to sort out the overhang accumulated excess stocks on an ad hoc basis would obviously have limited success.
Greek banking groups’ capital adequacy ratio, which stood at 11.2% at end-2007, continues to provide satisfactory leeway for ensuring the stability of the banking system. Greek banks had very little exposure to instruments associated with the US subprime mortgage market and this largely explains the fact that the impact from the international turbulence was limited and indirect.