▁Group , ▁which ▁took ▁a ▁ 5 % ▁st ake ▁in ▁the ▁P ira eus ▁Bank . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁the ▁P B ▁sold ▁back ▁to ▁IN G ▁its ▁st ake ▁in ▁a ▁joint ly ▁owned ▁mut ual ▁funds ▁company . ▁Co operation ▁continues ▁via ▁the ▁bank - ass urance ▁company ▁IN G - PI RA E US . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 5 ▁P ira eus ▁Bank ▁acquired ▁the ▁Bel grade - based ▁Atlas ▁bank a ▁in ▁Ser bia ▁( today ▁P ira eus ▁Bank ▁Be og rad ▁with ▁ 4 2 ▁branches ), ▁and ▁the ▁Egypt ian ▁Com mer cial ▁Bank ▁( today ▁P ira eus ▁Bank ▁Egypt ▁with ▁ 4 3 ). ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁P B ▁purchased ▁the ▁Cy pr us ▁arm ▁of ▁Arab ▁Bank ▁and ▁renamed ▁it ▁P ira eus ▁Bank ▁( Cy pr us ). ▁On ▁ 1 3 ▁September ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁P ira eus ▁Bank ▁completed ▁its ▁ac quisition ▁of ▁ 9 9 . 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁share ▁capital ▁of ▁International ▁Com mer cial ▁Bank ▁in ▁Ukraine , ▁today ▁named ▁P ira eus ▁IC B . ▁ ▁Fin an cial ▁crisis ▁▁ ▁Within ▁the ▁European ▁deb t ▁crisis , ▁P ira eus ▁Bank ▁has ▁been ▁subject ▁to ▁the ▁Greek ▁a uster ity ▁packages : ▁the ▁H ellen ic ▁Fin an cial ▁St ability ▁Fund ▁became ▁its ▁main ▁stock ▁holder ▁since ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁and ▁remained ▁such ▁as ▁of ▁ 2 0