UniCredit invested 25 million euro in fintech companies in 2016
By 2019 the group will invest the record amount of 2.3 billion euro in new information and communication technologies
UniCredit Bulbank's customers look for a combination of new technologies and traditional banking
The Branches of the future of UniCredit Bulbank attract twice as many customers as the traditional branches of the bank. A new branch of the future opened at the location of the former confectionery “Prague” on Rakovski Str.
UniCredit Bulbank will become involved in the Equity Day initiative
UniCredit Bulbank will become involved in the Equity Day initiative of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange — Sofia and Central Depository AD. The Bank is one of the most active participants on the capital market and this is why it aims to support initiatives fostering its development.
60% of the clients of UniCredit Factoring are active users of the electronic portal еFactoring.bg
By mid 2017 the number of the clients digitalizing their factoring services via eFactoring.bg is expected to reach over 80%
Bulgaria and Romania should have common policies in order to attract investors and to gain influence
The International Center of UniCredit Bulbank hosted “Romanian-Bulgarian Business Day: Bridges”, organized by UniCredit Bulbank, with the support of the Bilateral Chamber of Commerce Bulgaria-Romania and under the auspices of the Embassy of Romania in Bulgaria.
Agricultural lending will remain faster paced than the lending in the other economic sectors
The sector is one of the most promising ones in the Bulgarian economy with nearly 20% return on the invested capital.
#InvestEU: EIF and UniCredit entered into an agreement for 160 million for financing SMEs
UniCredit Bulbank will provide Bulgarian companies with 15 million euro under the programme.
The loans will be with preferential interest rates and reduced collateral.
Mortgage and consumer lending on the rise in 2016 in the context of a reviving housing market
Mortgage and consumer lending in Bulgaria were on the rise in 2016 in the context of a reviving housing market.
In 2016 deposits were continuously increasing, while deposit interest rates — were decreasing
In 2016 there was a continuing upward tendency for deposits to increase, which led to higher liquidity of the banking system. There was also a continuing decrease in interest rates influenced by the policy of the European Central Bank (ECB).
UniCredit enters into an agreement with Amundi to sell Pioneer Investments
UniCredit and Amundi entered into a binding agreement to sell Pioneer Investments with the exception of Pioneer in Poland.