UniCredit Bulbank achieved recognition by the Ministry of Finance for acting as a primary dealer of government securities in 2017. The bank has received the award for a fifth consecutive year for having bought the largest number of government securities on the primary market at its own expense.

The Deputy Minister of Finance Marinela Petrova handed out the award to Ivan Apostolov, Head of Markets and Brokerage Department, UniCredit Bulbank at a formal ceremony held at the Ministry of Finance building.

UniCredit Bulbank is a leading participant in the government securities market and an active partner of the Ministry of Finance and the Bulgarian National Bank.

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