Has the Bulgarian Prime Minister ever been in touch representatives of First Investment Bank (FIB) in connection the “finishing” of Vladimira Yaneva? Bivol asked that question to Sevdalina Arnaoudova, press …
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#Yaneva Gate
Bulgarian Prime Minister: I Have Never Been in Touch with People from FIB and for Any Reason
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Judge diverts financial resources to Prime Minister
Bulgarian Bankers Collect Funds for Judge’s Salvation
People from private lender First Investment Bank (FIB) were very worried and have offered to raise money for a fund to save the former President of the Sofia City Court …
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In 2012, Bulgarian central bank found:
Huge Hole in Private Lender FIB, Forged Exposures and Fictitious Profits
The liquidity and operational risks, the ability to generate profits and the capital adequacy of FIB are discussed in the last part of the classified report of Bulgarian National Bank …
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Bulgarian Central Bank in 2012: “FIB Should Raise Its Capital and Stop Lying”
“To prepare a realistic plan for additional capital support in order to ensure the sustainability of the equity of the Bank.” This is one of the recommendations in the classified …
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Part 2; Money is poured in loans granted to oligarchs and connected companies
BNB Admits Existence of “Lethal” Reports on FIB. They Were Secret.
There are two supervisory reports on First Investment Bank, from 2012 and 2015. BNB admits this fact in a response to questions sent by Bivol. The reports have been prepared …
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Bulgarian Central Bank Is Concealing Reports on Tragic State of Private Lender
The State is an accomplice in the draining of capital. Half of all loans granted by First Investment Bank (FIB) are non-performing or total loss. “There is no bank in …
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The draining of public resources through “bad apples” banks is Bulgaria’s "cancer"
#WHO Is Gone, But Left Minimum 280 million in Debt
Two years passed since the collapse of Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB), preceded by a conflict between its majority shareholder, banker Tsvetan Vasilev, and lawmaker-investigator-former chief of the National Security Agency …
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Organized Crime Group Connected with “The Killers” and with First Investment Bank Launders Money from Drug Trafficking
The crime group (OCG) “The Killers” of ringleader Mila Georgieva organized large-scale cigarette smuggling and drug trafficking and theft of EU funds. They are assisted by former and current employees …
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The State Fund Agriculture has carried out probes and found “proven lack of operation at the existing investment and breach of commitments for the required number of animals” under four …



