Bulgaria's Q3 GDP Growth Slows Down to 3.0% Y/Y Bulgaria's economy expanded by 3.0% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2018, after growing by 3.4% in the previous quarter, flash data from the National Statistical Institute (NSI) showed on Wednesday. view more

ECB to Assess Six Bulgarian Banks, to Post Results in July 2019 The European Central Bank said that it will undertake a comprehensive assessment of six banks in Bulgaria as part of the process of establishing close cooperation on supervision with the country's central bank. view more

Bulgaria's CBA Asset Management to Sell 3 Units, Share Price Drops 15% Bulgarian diversified group CBA Asset Management  said on Monday that it is seeking the approval of its shareholders to sell three of its wholly-owned units - CBA Franchise, CBA Logistics and Radomira-2006, for 1 lev ($0.58/0.51 euro) each. view more

Bulgaria's Asenova Krepost to Seek to Raise 9.7 Mln Euro in Cap Hike Bulgarian polymer packaging producer Asenova Krepost said on Friday that it will seek to raise 18.9 million levs ($11 million/9.7 million euro) in a capital increase via a new share issue. view more

Bulgaria's TBI Bank to Buy 9% Stake in Norway's Monobank Bulgaria's TBI Bank said on Thursday that it has reached an agreement to acquire a 9% stake in Norway-based digital bank Monobank for 6.0 million euro. view more

Total E&P Bulgaria Starts Drilling of Third Exploration Well in Black Sea Block 1-21 Total E&P Bulgaria said on Wednesday that it has started the third deepwater exploration drilling in Bulgarian offshore block 1-21 Han Asparuh in the Black Sea. view more

Bulgaria's ESO Nearly Halves 9-mo Net Profit on Drop in Revenue The net profit of Bulgarian state-owned Electricity System Operator (ESO) decreased to 25.1 million levs in the first nine months of 2018 from 43.4 million levs in the same period of last year. view more

Bulgarian Central Bank Reviews O-SII Buffer, Raises Level for UBB, DSK The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) said on Monday that it has reviewed the other systemically important institutions (O-SII) buffer of 10 banks, applicable to the total risk exposure amount on an individual and on consolidated basis.  view more

Bulgaria's Residential Building Permits Rise 8.7% y/y in Q3 The number of residential building permits issued in Bulgaria in the third quarter of 2018 rose by 8.7% year-on-year, to 1,659, the statistical office, NSI, said on Friday. view more

ICGB Extends Deadline in Insurance Broker Selection Procedure ICGB, the company developing the Gas Interconnector Greece-Bulgaria project, said that it has extended to November 13 the deadline for submission of offers for selection of an insurance broker for the project. view more