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Business 

Bulgarian politicians stay silent on Corporate Commercial Bank audit as opinions pour in

October 23, 2014October 26, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

As economists and bankers pitched in with opinions following the central bank’s selected disclosure of the results of an audit

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Business 

Audit finds CCB holding mainly impaired assets – central bank

October 22, 2014October 25, 2014 Alex Bivol CCB affair

The audits carried out at the Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB) found that the bank’s books are full of impaired assets,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria investigating CCB owner Vassilev on money-laundering charges – reports

October 14, 2014October 15, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Bulgarian prosecutors have started a pre-trial investigation against Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB) majority shareholder Tsvetan Vassilev, reports in Bulgarian-language media

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Business 

Insurance companies, investment, pension funds could lose 103M leva if Corpbank, Victoria go bankrupt – financial supervisor

October 7, 2014October 7, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Insurance companies, investment and pension funds could lose at least 103 million leva if Bulgaria’s Corporate Commercial Bank and its

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Business 

Corpbank crisis will spur bad business loans in Bulgaria – report

October 3, 2014October 3, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency CCB affair

The proportion of non-performing business loans in Bulgaria, which in 2013 added up to 19 per cent, could rise above

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Bulgaria 

Liechtenstein confirms investigation of Corpbank’s Vassilev for suspected money laundering

October 1, 2014October 2, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Liechtenstein’s chief public prosecutor confirmed on October 1 2014 that an investigation into Tsvetan Vassilev, majority shareholder of Bulgaria’s Corporate

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Bulgaria 

Liechtenstein sends inquiry to Bulgaria about Corpbank’s Vassilev

September 30, 2014October 1, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Authorities in Liechtenstein have sent an inquiry to Bulgarian prosecutors about Corporate Commercial Bank majority shareholder Tsvetan Vassilev, currently in

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s proposed Budget rewrite runs into turbulence

September 29, 2014September 30, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Changes proposed by the Finance Ministry to Bulgaria’s Budget 2014, providing for higher domestic debt and envisaging a four per

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s proposed Budget revision proposes new 4.5 billion leva debt, 4% deficit

September 28, 2014September 30, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has drafted a revised Budget for 2014 that proposes new government debt of up to 4.5 billion

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