Bulgaria C-Bank Governor Reportedly Pledges to Quit on 19 June - BGNES

Menda Stoyanova (L), head of budget and finance commitee in Bulgaria's parliament. Photo BGNES

Bulgaria’s central bank governor Ivan Iskrov has said he will resign on 19 June, BGNES reported on Thursday.

“Iskrov has said he will step down the moment we submit a nomination for Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) governor,” the news outlet quoted the head of the parliament’s budget and finance committee, Menda Stoyanova, as saying.

“We set 19 June as the date jointly with him,” Stoyanova said, adding Iskrov made the statement in an informal conversation with her last week.

Stoyanova told Bulgaria on Air TV station on Wednesday that the name of Iskrov's potential successor could possibly become known by July 1.

No comment from Iskrov has been immediately available. 

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