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Day: July 11, 2014

Business 

Bulgaria’s CCB to go into liquidation – timeline

July 11, 2014May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) announced on July 11 that it would repeal the banking licence of the country’s fourth-largest

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian President calls July 14 consultations on ‘financial situation’

July 11, 2014July 31, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair, Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has scheduled consultations with parliamentary-represented parties and cabinet ministers on July 14 to discuss “the financial

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Bulgaria 

CCB majority shareholder Vassilev decries ‘massed campaign’ against him

July 11, 2014July 31, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

The majority shareholder of Bulgaria’s Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB), Tsvetan Vassilev, said in a statement on July 11 that he

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Corporate Commercial Bank scandal: Political reactions

July 11, 2014July 31, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Boiko Borissov, CCB affair

Following the announcement of central Bulgarian National Bank’s decision to withdraw the licence of Corporate Commercial Bank while authorities began

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Business 

Credit Agricole bailout could cost taxpayers up to 2B leva – Bulgarian Finance Minister

July 11, 2014July 31, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

The recapitalisation of Credit Agricole Bulgaria could cost Bulgarian taxpayers up to two billion leva (about one billion euro) and

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to issue international arrest warrant for CCB majority shareholder Tsvetan Vassilev

July 11, 2014July 31, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Bulgaria’s Prosecutor’s Office said on July 11 that it was preparing the paperwork to issue an international arrest warrant for

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Business 

Bulgaria to repeal CCB’s licence, nationalise subsidiary – central bank

July 11, 2014July 31, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Bulgaria’s central bank said on July 11 that it will repeal the banking licence of the Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB)

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World 

Bulgaria to see Supermoon on July 12, first of three in 2014

July 11, 2014July 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

Bulgaria will join much of the rest of the planet in seeing a Super Moon on July 12 2014, the

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Bulgaria 

Sofia appeals court overturns money laundering sentence on ‘Brendo’

July 11, 2014July 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Sofia Appellate Court ruled on July 11 to overturn the money-laundering sentence against Evelin “Brendo” Banev, Bulgarian specialist judiciary news

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