First Investment Bank or Fibank ( bg, Първа инвестиционна банка, ''Parva investitsionna banka''), founded on 8 October 1993, is currently (Q1'13) the third largest
Bulgaria
Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedon ...
n bank (measured in total assets). The bank is the mother bank of a financial group on the
Balkans
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- it has a branch in
Albania
Albania ( ; sq, Shqipëri or ), or , also or . officially the Republic of Albania ( sq, Republika e Shqipërisë), is a country in Southeastern Europe. It is located on the Adriatic and Ionian Seas within the Mediterranean Sea and shares ...
with 10 offices, one in
Cyprus
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, as well as a subsidiary bank in North Macedonia ( bg, УНИБанка, ''UNIBank''). First Investment Bank also controls CaSys International - an international card operator based in
Skopje
Skopje ( , , ; mk, Скопје ; sq, Shkup) is the capital and largest city of North Macedonia. It is the country's political, cultural, economic, and academic centre.
The territory of Skopje has been inhabited since at least 4000 BC; r ...
,
North Macedonia
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.
In Bulgaria, it has 21 branches and 68 offices throughout the country. Its clients include 380,000 individuals and 21,000 corporate bodies. The main shareholders in the bank as of August 2018 are Tseko Minev and Ivaylo Mutafchiev, owners of 42.5% of the bank's share capital.
See also
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List of banks in Bulgaria
Typically for Eastern European countries, Bulgarian banking sector is characterized by relatively small size, small number of banks with wide business focus, high degree of concentration and high share of foreign capital.
The most commonly used ra ...
References
External links
First Investment Bank websiteUNIBank website
First Investment Bank Albania websiteCaSys International
Banks of Bulgaria
Banks established in 1993
Companies based in Sofia
Bulgarian brands
Bulgarian companies established in 1993
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