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CCB affair

Bulgaria 

Serbian court rules to extradite Bulgarian ex-banker – report

June 9, 2016June 9, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

A court in Serbian capital Belgrade has ruled to extradite Tsvetan Vassilev, former majority shareholder in insolvent Corporate Commercial Bank

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s CCB gave 2.5B leva loans to Vassilev firms, probe finds

May 4, 2016May 6, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Companies directly or indirectly linked to Tsvetan Vassilev, majority shareholder in the Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB), received an estimated 2.5

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs adopt bill to make public CCB consultants report

April 14, 2016April 15, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Amendments to the bank insolvency law, passed by Bulgaria’s Parliament at second reading on April 14, require receivers to make

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Bulgaria 

Serbian court to pronounce judgment on Bulgarian bid to extradite Vassilev

April 7, 2016April 10, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair, Serbia

The supreme court in Belgrade has said that it will pronounce judgment on the application by Bulgaria for the extradition

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian ex-banker extradition saga continues in Belgrade

April 6, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

A Serbian court held on April 6 the latest hearing on the extradition request lodged by Bulgarian authorities against Tsvetan

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Bulgaria 

World Bank lends Bulgaria 300M euro to boost deposit guarantees fund

March 22, 2016March 23, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair, World Bank

The World Bank has approved a 300 million euro loan to Bulgaria’s state deposit guarantee fund as part of a

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria asset forfeiture commission files 2.2B leva lawsuit against former CCB owner

March 17, 2016March 21, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Bulgaria’s asset forfeiture commission said on March 17 that it filed a lawsuit against Tsvetan Vassilev, the former majority shareholder

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian banker Vassilev seeking Serbian citizenship to avoid extradition – report

March 16, 2016March 17, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair, Serbia

The former majority shareholder in Bulgaria’s insolvent Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB), Tsvetan Vassilev, has filed an application to receive Serbian

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Bulgaria 

Extradition hearing of Bulgarian banker Vassilev in Serbia postponed

February 24, 2016February 24, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

A Belgrade court postponed to March 16 the hearing of an extradition request, lodged by Bulgaria against Tsvetan Vassilev, former

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