ATHENS, Sep 7 (Reuters)- Greece's largest lender National Bank announced a 2.8 capital increase on Tuesday to better deal with the economic crisis and position for further expansion in Turkey and Eastern Europe, the bank said.
"Through this landmark proposed Capital Plan, NBG is proactively fortifying its balance sheet as a prudent response to the macro-economic realities in our core market and enhances our strategic options.," NBG's CEO Apostolos Tamvakakis said in a statement.
(Reporting by Lefteris Papadimas, editing by Gunna Dickson)