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Bulgarian National Bank approves the merger of KBC Bank Bulgaria and UBB

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The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has approved the merger of KBC Bank Bulgaria (former Raiffeisenbank Bulgaria) and the United Bulgarian Bank (UBB). The decision is in implementation of an instruction of the European Central Bank, the BNB said. The operation is part of the financial measures that need to be supported by the Bulgarian National Bank as a member of the Single Supervisory Mechanism (SSM). After the transformation, UBB becomes the universal legal successor of KBC Bank Bulgaria which is dissolved without liquidation. 




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