Bulgaria’s FIBank buys smaller local rival
Bulgaria’s First Investment Bank (FIBank) has agreed to buy smaller local lender MKB Unionbank, according to a regulatory disclosure notice
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Month: August 2013
Carelessness blamed for blast near Varna – official
The head of the fire-fighting department of the Bulgarian Interior Ministry, Nikolai Nikolov, said on August 15 that carelessness was
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Following crackdown, Egypt declares state of emergency
The Egyptian army says an operation to clear two sit-in protest camps of Muslim Brotherhood supporters in Cairo is almost
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Cyprus property deals challenged in the UK
A long-standing dispute over the mortgages sold to British buyers of property in Cyprus has been brought before the UK
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Bulgarian Parliament faces ‘protest siege’ as it discusses budget veto
As Bulgaria’s lawmakers prepare to meet on August 16 to discuss the Presidential veto on the Budget amendments passed by
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Europe emerges from double-dip recession
The eurozone’s 18-month double-dip recession has finally come to an end, with the bloc growing three-tenths of one percent in
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Bulgaria’s motor vehicle administration chief arrested
The executive director of Bulgaria’s motor vehicle administration agency, Valentin Bozhkov, has been arrested, alongside 12 other employees of the
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Bulgaria’s economy shrinks by 0.1% in Q2 2013
Bulgaria’s economy shrank by 0.1 per cent in the second quarter of the year, compared to the first three months
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Euro zone officially emerges out of recession
The 17-country euro zone has emerged from recession after 17 months, going by figures released on August 14 2013 by
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