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Fibank held its general meeting of shareholders

On June 19, 2019, in Sofia Hotel Balkan, the Annual General Meeting of Shareholders of Fibank (First Investment Bank) was held. The meeting was attended by Mr. Nedelcho Nedelchev, CEO of the bank, Executive Directors Mr. Svetozar Popov, Mrs. Sevdalina Vassileva, Mr. Chavdar Zlatev, and Mr. Jivko Todorov, CFO. The management of Fibank ...

Fibank reports the highest return on equity for 2018

At the end of December 2018, the banking system's assets amounted to BGN 105.6 billion, marking a growth of BGN 7.7 billion (7.3%) year on year and of BGN 2.4 billion (2.3%) for the last quarter alone. Fibank's assets reached BGN 9.3 billion, an increase of BGN 669 million or 7.7% compared to previous year. Such tendency over the period ...

The Digital Society Bank

Ivailo Alexandrov joined Fibank (First Investment Bank) in 2011. He has a bachelor’s degree in Public Relations and a master’s degree in Public Communications from St. Kliment Ohridski University in Sofia, Bulgaria. He took postgraduate studies at the London School of Public Relations and the Sophia Antipolis University in ...

Fibank Is the Only Bank in Bulgaria to Offer ATMs for People with Short Stature

“The first center for integration of the people with short stature of Bulgaria is preparing to open doors, and part of its team has already begun to travel around the country and offer support”, says Mr. Svetoslav Chernev, Chairman of the National Organization "Little People of Bulgaria". In April 2018, the Sofia City ...

Fibank wins a prize at the Forbes Business Awards for its financial product for children and youth

Fibank won the special Community Service Award for financial inclusion of children and youth and a Forbes Trusted Partner Certificate at the 8-th edition of the annual Forbes Bulgaria Business Awards. More than 80 companies of different profile and scale participated in the competition. The official award ceremony took place on 13 ...

The Golden Girls of Bulgaria feature in Fibank's new charity calendar for 2019

On the eve of the Christmas and New Year holidays, Fibank (First Investment Bank) presented its traditional charity calendar. The luxury 2019 edition will support the Bulgarian Rhythmic Gymnastics Federation (BRGF), whose partner Fibank has been for four years. On the pages of the calendar are the gold medalists from this year's ...

Fibank’s Smart Lady is among the winners at the prestigious European Excellence Awards 2018

The PR campaign launching the Smart Lady business program of Fibank won a prestigious award at the European Excellence Awards 2018. The ceremony took place at an official gala in Dublin, Ireland on December 6. The annual European Excellence Awards were created 11 years back, with the purpose of honoring the most outstanding achievements ...

The 2018 Banker of the Year Awards were handed out

On the eve of the Banker's Day, the Banker Newspaper handed out its traditional Banker of the Year Awards for the 25th time.Among the winners for 2018 were Mrs. Maya Georgieva, Deputy Chair of the Supervisory Board of Fibank and Mr. Levon Hampartzoumian, Chief Executive Officer of UniCredit Bulbank, who received the awards for overall ...

Fibank was awarded as Benefactor for Innovative Education by the DigitalKidZ Foundation

Fibank (First Investment Bank) was awarded as Benefactor for Innovative Education at the seventh edition of DigitalKidZ awards ceremony which was held on October 27, 2018 in the Information Center of the European Union in Sofia. The Bank received the recognition for its program for early financial education aimed at Bulgarian children, ...

Evgeni Haramliyski, CEO of Domaine Boyar: With the support of Fibank, we constantly update our production facilities

Domaine Boyar is the first private wine-producing company in Bulgaria. It was founded in 1991 and started operating in Sofia and in London simultaneously. CEO Evgeni Haramliyski proudly points out that the company annually wins about one third of the wine awards for Bulgaria. In 1995, a Domaine Boyar wine of the BLUERIDGE brand entered ...

Fibank passed the asset quality review and the stress test

Fibank is a favourite brand among banks in Bulgaria