Following special approval from the Athens Exchange, Investment Bank of Greece, subsidiary of MARFIN FINANCIAL GROUP, commences as of today, Monday the 9th of January, market making on the following stocks:

OTE, National Bank of Greece, Alpha Bank, EFG Eurobank Ergasias, Piraeus Bank, OPAP, Coca - Cola HBC, Cosmote, Public Power Corporation, Emporiki Bank.

Market making activities are important in any well organized and developed stock market because they provide guaranteed liquidity and security for the investors. By fulfilling its duties as a market maker Investment Bank of Greece aims, among others, to contribute to the efforts of the supervising authorities for the development of the Athens Exchange through its new regulation.