Greece: SOCIETE GENERALE (France) has been named "final investor" in NATIONAL BANK OF Greece (balance sheet of 3.3 billion EUR, with a network of 114 agencies and 2300 employees), as part of its privatisation. To take 22.34% of the capital, SOCIETE GENERALE will spend nearly 36 million EUR. It intends to take over 50% of the Greek bank via an increase in capital, to then propose to buy the assets of other shareholders.