GERB Opposes Retail Price Cap Amid Boycott and Public Concerns
GERB has expressed its opposition to implementing a price cap on retail sales in supermarket chain
Simeon Djankov, former Bulgarian Finance Minister and Deputy Prime Minister, is to enter the Supervisory Council of Russian VTB Bank.
Djankov, who is currently Rector of the Moscow-based university the New Economic School (NES), also known as the Russian Economic School), is to join the Supervisory Council of VTB Bank as an independent member, according to a media statement of the bank, as cited by Sega daily.
On Thursday, the Management Board of VTB Bank voted in absentia on the list of candidates for members of the Supervisory Council.
Russia's Economy Minister Alexei Ulyukaev and former Deputy Chairman of the Bank of Russia Gennadiy Melikyan are leaving the Supervisory Council of VTB Bank.
The two are to be replaced by Vladimir Chistyuhin, First Deputy head of the Bank of Russia for financial markets (SBRFR) and former Bulgarian Finance Minister Simeon Djankov, under a proposal of Rosimushchestvo.
The Supervisory Council of VTB Bank is to make its final decision on the nominees at a general shareholders' meeting in June.
Boyko Borissov, leader of GERB, defended the government’s progress on Bulgaria’s path to the eurozone
Bulgaria could adopt the euro as its official currency from January 1, 2026, if it successfully meets the necessary criteria for joining the eurozone
The municipal councils in Kozloduy and Krivodol have become the first in Bulgaria to implement dual pricing for municipal services, taxes, and fees
Bulgaria’s draft budget for 2024 raises questions about its realism and whether it is a mere strategy to appease the European Commission and the European Central Bank
Parvomay Municipality in Bulgaria has become one of the first to prepare for the country’s euro adoption
Professor Steve Hanke, who established Bulgaria’s currency board, emphasized that the country should maintain the current system, as it continues to work effectively
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