Bulgaria officially called the Republic of Bulgaria a Southeastern European country on which the east side is the coastal area of the Black Sea. The country is bordered by Romania, Serbia, Macedonia, Greece and Turkey. Bulgarian capital city is Sofia and its written language Cyrillic which is also the official language.
The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) is the central bank and central monetary authority of Bulgaria. The Bulgarian National Bank was founded in January 1879 and its headquarters is located in Sofia. The bank is the 13th number oldest bank in the world. The central bank is responsible for issuing banknotes, monitoring the country’s currency reserves, maintaining foreign exchange and supervises banking price stability of the local currency. In this article, you will get all the information and links of all Banks in Bulgaria.
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The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB)
At a glance the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) all Information
Headquarters: Sofia
Established: 25 January 1879
Ownership: 100% state ownership
Governor: Dimitar Radev
Central bank of Bulgaria
Currency: Bulgarian lev
Reserves: 19 890 million USD
Website: bnb.bg
List of all Banks in Bulgaria
There are 26 banks are currently operating in Bulgaria. 7 banks are recently closed and they are not operating their system. Bulgarian banks are focused on corporate banking, universal banking and SME lending banking. Here you will get a full list of Banks in Bulgaria.
Central bank
Development banks
Commercial banks
- UniCredit Bulbank
- DSK Bank
- United Bulgarian Bank
- Eurobank Bulgaria (Postbank)
- First Investment Bank (Fibank)
- Raiffeisenbank, Bulgaria
- Expressbank
- Central Cooperative Bank
- Bulgarian Development Bank
- Allianz Bank Bulgaria
- ProCredit Bank, Bulgaria
- Municipal Bank PLC
- Investbank
- Bulgarian-American Credit Bank
- International Asset Bank
- Citibank Europe, Bulgaria Branch
- ING Bank N.V., Sofia Branch
- D Commerce Bank
- BNP Paribas S.A. – Sofia Branch
- TBI Bank
- BNP Paribas Personal Finance S.A. – Bulgaria Branch
- Tokuda Bank
- Texim Bank
- T.C. Ziraat Bank, Sofia Branch
For those who consider a career in the banking sector in Bulgaria, this is the top list of banks in Bulgaria is very helpful on where to start. To get more information, please refer to our list of financial institutions in Bulgaria.
UniCredit Bulbank The bank was established in 2007 and its headquarters is located in Sofia. In terms of assets, deposit, loans, shareholder equity UniCredit Bulbank is the biggest bank in Bulgaria. There are approximately 3600 employees are serving through 170 branches all over the country.
DSK Bank The bank was established in 1951 and its headquarters is located in Sofia. The bank is a subsidiary of OTP Bank Group which is one of the largest independent economical services companies in Central and Eastern Europe. The bank controls 93 branches, 119 bank offices, 100 affiliated offices, 9 regional centers, 20 business centers, 40 economical organizations. DSK bank offers, retail, corporate banking. personal banking for its customers.
First Investment Bank (FiBank) FiBank was established in 1993 and is the largest local bank in Bulgaria. Its headquarters is located in Sofia. The bank is a private bank and serves retail banking and corporate banking for its customers. The bank gives services to 21,000 corporates and 380,000 individuals through 21 branches and 68 offices throughout the country.
United Bulgarian Bank The bank was established in 1992 and its headquarters is located in Sofia. UBB was privatized in 1997 and the bank achieved complete licenses for local and international economical services. The bank controls 190 business centers across Bulgaria.
Piraeus Bank Bulgaria The Bank of Piraeus Bulgaria was established in 1916 and its headquarters is located in Sofia. Piraeus Bank provides corporate banking, retail banking, SME banking and investment banking services in the country. The bank is a member of Piraeus Bank (Greece).
These are the best and selected banks in Bulgaria. You can visit the banks as you need. All the links and information are updated herewith.
