site.btaPM Borissov Confers with Bank for International Settlements Head Carstens

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PM Borissov Confers with
Bank for International Settlements Head
Carstens


Sofia, July 8 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov conferred here on Monday with the General Manager of the Bank for International Settlements (BIS), Agustin Carstens, Cabinet's press service reported.

The meeting, which was also attended by Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) Governor Dimiter Radev, focused on current issues related to global economic processes, the perspectives for the European economies and international financial markets.

Carstens is in Sofia in connection with the commemoration of BNB's 140th anniversary.

BIS is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. The bank was established in 1930 and is the oldest international financial institution in the world. BIS is owned by 60 central banks, representing countries from around the world that together account for about 95 per cent of world GDP. RY/MY/ДЛ/