The process of agreeing a contract between the Finance Ministry and Greece's banks will begin this month. The contract aims at extending bank credit to businesses through specific agreements, Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou said in Thessaloniki on Saturday, addressing the opening session of the General Assembly of the Central Union of Hellenic Chambers of Commerce (UHCC). The agreement will be preceded by negotiations and talks with the banks individually and their umbrella Hellenic Bank Association, Papaconstantinou said.