IMF Staff Country Reports

Bulgaria : Financial Sector Assessment Program: Technical Note-Stocktaking of Progress Achieved by the Bulgarian National Bank in Strengthening Banking Supervision

Author/Editor:

International Monetary Fund. Monetary and Capital Markets Department

Publication Date:

July 11, 2017

Electronic Access:

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Summary:

This technical note (TN) provides a stocktaking of the current state of the implementation of the key recommendations made by the IMF and the World Bank in their 2015 assessment report on the observance of Basel Core Principles (BCPs) for effective banking supervision in Bulgaria. It provides an overview of the most recent initiatives taken by the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) to address the shortcomings found in the domestic supervisory regime. It also reflects the regulatory and supervisory framework in place as of the date of the completion of this review.

Series:

Country Report No. 17/199

Subject:

Bank supervision Bulgaria Central bank governance Crisis management Financial Sector Assessment Program