Emporiki bank offers to its customers 3% cash refund for each tax payment made through credit card until 31/12/2012, at a time of increased tax and financial obligations. The offer is applicable for tax payments due, to be transacted at any tax office or branch of Emporiki Bank, and provides the option of gaining up to €240.

In addition, all purchases through "Emporiki Bank Health Benefit" credit cards, made until the end of October at supermarkets, bookshops, toy & school supplies stores, offer 3% cash refund. For the period November - December 2012, this offer provides a 3% cash refund for purchases made at supermarkets and gas stations as well as for payments of heating oil.

For all of these offers, the maximum refund per month is €60.

Finally, holders of "Emporiki Bank Health Benefit" credit cards are offered a free check up every year, at no extra cost, in the network of diagnostic centers “Diagnosi” as well as other important health provisions such as clinical laboratory tests at the public healthcare level special prices (EOPYY).

For more information all interested parties may visit the www.emporiki.gr/cards, contact the customer service telephone center 801 801 801 (landline) or 210-6505000 (mobile or abroad) or visit any branch of Emporiki Bank.

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Emporiki Bank Group

Emporiki Bank is member of Crédit Agricole, leader in Universal Customer-Focused Banking in France and one of the major banking groups in Europe, with 160,000 employees, 54 million customers and 11,500 branches in 70 countries.

Emporiki Bank has taken a significant hand in the Greek economy for more than 100 years, constituting a reliable partner of domestic households and businesses. Today Emporiki Bank Group employs approximately 4,450 people in Greece and Cyprus and has 303 branches and 10 business centers throughout Greece, along with a growing international retail network in Cyprus..

Emporiki Bank, via its wide branch network, which is being upgraded according to the high standards of a new, modern retail branch model, and having the significant know-how and support of its parent company, offers a wide range of innovative products and services covering the current saving, financing and investment needs of its customers in Greece and abroad, where both Emporiki and Crédit Agricole are present.

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Press contact:
Christina Dimoudi / Telephone number: 210 328 2706/
E-mail: dimoudi.c@emporiki.gr