Piraeus Bank 2018, Piraeus Bank completed the sale of Piraeus Bank Romania to J.C. Flowers & Co. following the receipt of the necessary regulatory approvals by the National Bank of Romania. Piraeus Bank Piraeus Bank A.E. (), is a Greek multinational financial services company with its headquarters in Athens, Greece. , it is the leading bank in Greece, by assets with a 30% market share in net loans (44.7 Billion Euro) and second in liabilities, 29% in deposits (42.9 Billion Euro). Piraeus Bank's stocks are listed on the Athens Stock Exchange (ATHEX) since January 1918. Its market capitalization on October 2017 is
Piraeus Lion Swedish Museum of National Antiquities in Stockholm. The lion was originally sculpted in about 360 BC, and became a famous landmark in Piraeus, having stood there since the 1st or 2nd century AD. Its prominence was such that the port eventually became referred to in Italian as Porto Leone ("Lion Port") as the port's original name ceased to be used. It is depicted in a sitting pose, with a hollow throat and the mark of a pipe (now lost) running down its back; this suggests that it was originally used as a fountain. This is consistent with the description of