Greek FinMin backs banks: ATMs disappear in villages, citizens to “withdraw cash” from cafes

The Greek countryside is deserting, the villages are “extinguishing” and banks have no interest in the areas. Greek Finance Minister and Eurogroup chief, Kyriakos Pierrakakis, had a brilliant idea: village cafes to operate as ATMs, facilitate citizens to come to cash. According to a report by aftodioikisi.gr, in most of the remote villages, there is barely a cafe. K. Pierrakakis), these points (the cafes) can … replace the absence of ATMs and ensure the provision of cash to residents. A “model” that is “cut and sewn” to the requirements of the banks that are closing one after the other branches and ATMs throughout the Greek countryside.