The UniCredit banks in Croatia, Romania, Slovenia, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina are also among the region's top 100 banks.

UniCredit Bulbank ranked number eight in the top 100 banks ranking in South and Eastern Europe by the SeeNews news agency. The largest Bulgarian bank in terms of assets is also the only Bulgarian representative in the top 10 financial institutions ranking.

An honor certificate for the achievement was given today to Levon Hampartzoumian, the Chief Executive Officer of UniCredit Bulbank, and Andrea Casini, the Chief Operative Officer of the bank, by Anna Koleva, SeeNews' director.

For the seventh consecutive year SeeNews publishes its ranking of the top 100 biggest companies in South and Eastern Europe (SeeNews TOP 100 SEE). SeeNews TOP 100 SEE ranks companies registered in Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Moldova, Romania, Slovenia, Serbia, Croatia and Montenegro based on total annual revenue. It includes three main rankings: TOP 100 Companies, TOP 100 Banks and TOP 100 Insurers as well as additional rankings, interviews and analyses of the main sectors and market trends in South and Eastern Europe.

The UniCredit banks in Croatia, Romania, Slovenia, Serbia and Bosnia and Herzegovina are also among the region's top 100 banks.

More information for media:

UniCredit Bulbank, Identity & Communications Department

Ekaterina Ancheva, Phone: + 359 2 9264 963, flbufsjob/bodifwbAvojdsfejuhspvq/ch

Magdalena Ivanova, Phone: + 359 2 9232 528, nbhebmfob/jwbopwbAvojdsfejuhspvq/ch