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Athens International Airport shareholders have given the go-ahead for the sale of a 30% stake in the country's biggest airport by privatization agency TAIPED, a senior official from the agency said on Thursday.

The state-owned Hellenic Republic Asset Development Fund has hired Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank to act as advisers on the sale of its stake.

America's largest banks moved on March 16 to shore up First Republic, easing fears that the regional lender could be the next domino to fall after collapses including Silicon Valley Bank.

A consortium of 11 US private banks, including Bank of America, Citigroup and JPMorgan Chase, announced they would deposit $30 billion into First Republic.

Greece has hired Bank of America, Morgan Stanley and Deutsche Bank to act as advisers on its planned listing of a 30% stake in Athens airport, two officials close to the matter said on Monday.

Athens said last year it was considering listing a 30% stake in its biggest airport after an ownership review. Germany-based manager AviAlliance holds a 40% stake in the airport.

A new analysis by the environmental think tank The Green Tank explores the possibilities for Greece to limit natural gas consumption within the next eight months in order to contribute to the common European effort.

Morgan Stanley maintains a "constructive" stance on the Greek economy, expecting a further drop in GGBs and an outperformance of Greek shares compared to the rest of Europe. At the same time, Morgan Stanley is proceeding to upgrade the targets for the shares and the profitability of Greek banks.

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has lined up $46.5 billion in financing for a possible hostile takeover of Twitter and is "exploring" a direct tender offer to shareholders, according to a securities filing released on April 21.

The International Energy Agency (IEA) said on Tuesday (21 September) Russia could do more to help alleviate gas supply issues in Europe which have driven prices up to record highs over the past month.

The comments come after a group of European Parliament lawmakers last week asked the European Commission to investigate Gazprom's role in soaring European gas prices.

The Greek State is proceeding with the reissue of the 5-year and 30-year bonds, giving relevant orders to Alpha Bank, Barclays, Citi, Commerzbank and Morgan Stanley.

The information speaks of a possible pumping of 2 billion euros - 3.5 billion euros, where the annual planning may amount to a total of 14-15 billion euros.

Greece is re-issuing its 5-year and 30-year bonds

The Greek State instructed Alpha Bank, Barclays, Citi, Commerzbank and Morgan Stanley as lead managers, to reissue the existing bond maturing in 2026 with a 0% coupon but also to reissue the 30-year bond, maturing on January 24, 2052 with a coupon at 1.875%.

Amazon is 'in talks' to buy Metro Goldwyn Mayer (MGM), the movie studio behind James Bond. 

Jeff Bezos's company has reportedly made a bid in the region of billion, according to sources familiar with the matter. Talks are said to be in the advanced stages.