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Bulgaria 

EC opens infringement proceedings against Bulgaria over CCB deposits delay

September 25, 2014September 28, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair, European Commission

The European Commission has formally launched infringement proceedings against Bulgaria for its failure to correctly transpose sections of the Deposit

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Perspectives 

Bulgaria’s CCB saga and the central bank’s crisis of legitimacy

September 24, 2014May 10, 2024 Alex Bivol CCB affair

Amid the continued uncertainty surrounding the fate of Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB), Bulgaria’s fourth-largest lender before it was put under

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian court rejects request to suspend central bank deputy governor

September 23, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Sofia Court of Appeals ruled on September 23 against the prosecutor’s office request to suspend Tsvetan Gounev, the deputy governor

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Perspectives 

Bulgarian elections 2014: Politicians bank on Corpbank controversy

September 21, 2014May 10, 2024 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Boiko Borissov, Bulgarian election 2014, CCB affair, Peevski protests

The question of the future of troubled Corporate Commercial Bank is defining debate ahead of Bulgaria’s October 5 early parliamentary

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian court denies appeal to overturn arrest warrant on CCB majority shareholder Vassilev

September 18, 2014March 16, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Sofia Court of Appeals ruled on September 18 to reject the appeal brought by lawyers acting on behalf of Tsvetan

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Business 

Bulgaria central bank extends CCB administration period for second time

September 16, 2014September 18, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Bulgaria’s central bank said on September 16 that it extended the special supervision period for the Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB)

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Bulgaria 

Majority shareholder of Bulgaria’s CCB surrenders to Serbian police – report

September 16, 2014September 18, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair, Serbia

The majority shareholder in Bulgaria’s Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB), Tsvetan Vassilev, wanted by Bulgarian prosecutors on suspicion of embezzling, has

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian court denies repeal of arrest warrant on CCB majority shareholder Vassilev

September 12, 2014September 16, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Sofia City Court refused to hear the case brought by lawyers acting on behalf of Tsvetan Vassilev, majority shareholder of

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Bulgaria 

Corporate Commercial Bank: Two months on, key questions remain

September 11, 2014May 10, 2024 Alex Bivol CCB affair

Two months after the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) made its bombastic announcement about the alleged embezzlement at the Corporate Commercial

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