Bulgaria
Bulgarian governor praises success of macro-prudential policy
Ivan Iskrov describes Bulgarian experience of macro-prudential policy; says Bulgarian National Bank was ahead of curve in regulating financial system
ECB’s González-Páramo on convergence requirements to euro accession
European Central Bank executive board member José Manuel González-Páramo dicusses need for sustainable convergence to the euro in Bulgaria
Bulgaria attempts to speed up and streamline payments
Addition of third settlement cycle designed to 'speed up and streamline' payments
Bulgaria ordered capital hikes, report released
Bulgarian National Bank publishes 2010 Annual Report; asked three banks to increase capital
IMF paper on foreign credit expansion in European EMEs
Fund study finds evidence of significant increase in level of foreign credit growth in emerging European countries
Foreign currency loans in EMEs supply driven: SNB paper
Swiss National Bank study finds evidence that the level of pre-crisis foreign currency loans in Bulgaria was partly supply driven
Bulgaria relaxes capital adequacy rules
Bulgarian National Bank announces adoption of further countercyclical capital measures, reducing risk weights on retail and real estate exposures by 25 and 15 percentage points
Bulgaria joins Europe’s Target2
Euro-hopeful becomes full member of Europe’s large-value payment system
Iskrov quits – for now
Ivan Iskrov, the governor of the Bulgarian National Bank, resigns following political spat over his position, but may soon be reappointed for a second time to serve a second term
Bulgarian governor wins second term
Ivan Iskrov has been granted a second stint as governor of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB), after two-thirds of lawmakers voted in favour of his reappointment.
Bulgarian public to get first-ever peek inside CB
The Bulgarian National Bank is set open its doors to the public for the first time in its 130-year history later this month.
Bulgaria takes counter-cyclical measures
The Bulgarian National Bank has taken counter-cyclical measures to support its domestic banks.
Bulgarian National Bank - Annual Report 2007
The latest Annual Report from the Bulgarian National Bank highlights the central bank's entry to the European System of Central Banks, a group composed of the European Central Bank and the 27 national central banks of all EU members.
Why Bulgaria needs a managed float
Sofia’s currency board is no longer sustainable, argues Ivan Angelov
Bulgaria's Manchev supports labour reform
Tsvetan Manchev, a deputy governor at the Bulgarian National Bank, has praised measures aimed at boosting employment.
Bulgarian National Bank - Annual Report 2006
The Bulgarian economy performed well in 2006, growing by 6.1%.
Poland set to join ERM II in 2009, says Skrzypek
Slawomir Skrzypek, the governor of the National Bank of Poland, said the country looked likely to join the pre-euro exchange rate mechanism, ERM II, in 2009.
Scorecard for Bulgaria’s currency board
After ten years of running under a new law, Bulgaria’s central bank can be proud of its record, writes Steve Hanke
Balkan central banks agree on regulation framework
The central banks of six Balkan countries and Cyprus on Friday have agreed on a framework of regional cooperation to improve banking supervision, streamline operations and help fight money laundering and the financing of terrorism.
Bulgarian governor nominates deputy
The governor of the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) Ivan Iskrov on Thursday 15 March nominated Rumen Simeonov, 55, to take over as deputy governor in charge of bank supervision from Emilia Milanova.
Bulgarian National Bank - Annual Report 2005
According to the Bulgarian National Bank's Annual Report 2005, average annual inflation fell by 1.2 percentage points on 2004 to 5 per cent.
ECB paper on financial stability challenges
The ECB Occasional Paper 'Macroeconomic and financial stability challenges for acceding and candidate countries' reviews macroeconomic and financial stability challenges for acceding (Bulgaria and Romania) and candidate countries (Croatia and Turkey).
Bulgarian National Bank - Annual Report 2004
According to the Bulgarian National Bank's Annual Report 2004, economic growth in Bulgaria accelerated to 5.6 per cent in 2004.
Iskrov on financial progress and prospects
In the speech 'Financial progress and prospects' given on 21 March Ivan Iskrov of the Bulgarian National Bank said the stable macroeconomic environment in Bulgaria, plus the sustainably high rates of economic growth and the prospects for its membership…