First Investment Bank Wins Bulgaria's 2011 'Bank of the Year' Award
First Investment Bank has been declared Bulgaria's "Bank of the Year" for 2011 in the 20th edition of the annual "Bank of the Year" Awards, the organizers announced Wednesday.
Sweden's Bonnier Business Press, which is the majority share holder in Bulgarian Pari daily, said it has wrapped up the acquisition deal with an overhaul of the board of directors.
Lilia Apostolova will be appointed as the new CEO of the business daily Pari, to replace Valentin Panayotov, one of the founders of the newspaper.
Lilia Apostolova has media background as reporter, business editor and managing editor at Capital Weekly, a business paper. She was executive director of Naturella Group AD, a brokerage company in Sofia. Co-owner of Magazine One, a life-style magazine that organizes cultural events.
The Swedish company said it is in the process of acquiring the remaining shares owned by Valentin Panayotov.
Bonnier Business Press publishes newspapers, magazines and books in Sweden, Denmark, Poland, Slovenia, Russia, Austria, Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia.
Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov has firmly rejected claims by former Finance Minister Asen Vassilev from "We Continue the Change" that Bulgaria’s inflation is driven by high household electricity prices
Simeon Dyankov, chairman of Bulgaria’s Fiscal Council, has warned that price increases implemented by traders are likely to remain in place despite new laws and fines
The Bulgarian passport offers its holders visa-free access to 178 countries and territories, placing it 11th globally for travel freedom and expedited border crossing, according to Henley & Partners.
The U.S. Department of State, the University of National and World Economy (UNWE), and Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) yesterday concluded two seminars on stakeholder engagement and industrial applications of small modular reactors (SMRs)
The Bulgarian government has approved an additional €25 million in revolving credit for Bulgarian Posts EAD to support the ongoing exchange of levs into euros at post offices
The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has updated its GDP growth forecast for Bulgaria for the 2025–2027 period, showing a more optimistic outlook than its June 2025 projections.
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