The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has approved the merger of KBC Bank Bulgaria (former Raiffeisenbank Bulgaria) and the United Bulgarian Bank (UBB). The decision is in implementation of an instruction of the European Central Bank, the BNB said. The operation is part of the financial measures that need to be supported by the Bulgarian National Bank as a member of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM). After the transformation, UBB becomes the universal legal successor of KBC Bank Bulgaria which is dissolved without liquidation.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has slightly lowered its growth forecasts for the regions in which it invests. Bulgaria's economy will grow by 2.9 per cent in 2025, 0.1 per cent less than initially forecast in May...
The largest net positive flows of direct investments in the country for January - July 2024 are from the Netherlands (269.5 million euros), Austria (225 million euros) and Greece (160.5 million euros), BNB data show. According to them, the..
Bulgaria will request the suspension of egg imports from Ukraine at the upcoming Agriculture and Fisheries Council meeting in Brussels on September 23, caretaker Minister of Agriculture and Food Minister Georgi Tahov said at a meeting with farmers..
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has slightly lowered its growth forecasts for the regions in which it invests. Bulgaria's..
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