Bulgarian National Bank
Bulgaria c bank governor talks resume this week
Discussions over the appointment of a new governor for the national bank of Bulgaria will resume this week, according to Novinite. The announcement came a week after right-wing United Democratic Forces and the Socialist Party suspended negotiations and…
Bulgarian PM says c bank unaffected over delay
Bulgarian prime minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg said at the weekend that the delay in naming a new governor for the National Bank of Bulgaria will not have a negative effect on the institution, according to Novinite. He also said he did not know of a third…
Talks over Bulgaria's central bank head drawn out
After a second round of talks on Friday the decision on the election of a new governor of the Bulgarian national bank will resume next week. Novinite reported one of the two nominees for governor - Ivan Iskrov, gained a lead ahead of current governor…
2nd round of talks due Friday over Bulgaria c bank
A second session of talks has been scheduled for Friday to discuss candidates for governor of the central bank of Bulgaria, Novinite reports. The option of naming a third nominee will be considered at Friday's consultation.
More delay in naming Bulgaria's cb governor
The naming of the new governor of the central bank of Bulgaria, scheduled for Friday 20 June, has been further delayed and is now expected next Thursday, 26 June, according to Novinite.
"Anti-central bank" central banker promoted
BULGARIA - A peculiar choice has been made to replace Roumen Avramov on the Bulgarian National Bank's board of governors.
BNB to take gold reserves out of bank vaults
BULGARIA - The Bulgarian government's recent debt swap operations made the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) start leading a more active policy in managing Bulgaria's foreign currency reserves.
Bulgarian nat bank to tighten bank system control
BULGARIA - The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) will closely monitor the small shareholders in Bulgarian banks, which acquire stakes of over 3.0 pct, according to Banking Act amendments, reports Bulgarian News Digest.
BNB aims at more effective control of gold reserve
BULGARIA - The board of governors of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) is engaged in continuous debates on the options for a more effective management of Bulgaria's monetary gold reserves, deputy governor Martin Zaimov told reporters.
Bulgarian mint to be split from central bank
BULGARIA - The mint of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB), which prints Bulgarian levs, will be split from the BNB and transformed into a state-owned joint stock company as of 2002.
Bulgaria c-bank fx reserves down on Brady payment
BULGARIA - The foreign exchange assets of the Bulgarian National Bank's (BNB) Issue Department fell by a net 167.3 million euros ($146.3 million) after Bulgaria paid coupon on its Brady bonds, a central bank official said on 30 July.
Parliament re-elects BNB vice governor
BULGARIA - The Bulgarian parliament reelected Emilia Milanova as vice governor of the central bank in charge of banking supervision.
Bulgaria's BNB in dispute with Mileti Mladenov
The Bulgarian National Bank and the Deposit Guarantee Fund got involved in a strange dispute when the draft law on bank insolvency was discussed by the parliamentary legal committee. The reason for the dispute was that Mileti Mladenov, head of the Fund,…