PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - July 3
SOFIA, July 3 (Reuters) - These are some of the main stories in Bulgarian newspapers on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.
-- Czech billionaire Karel Komarek has paid about 59 million levs ($33.90 million) for a 7.8% stake in Bulgaria's First Investment Bank through his Valea Foundation. (Capital, 24 Chasa, Mediapool, Monitor)
-- The government's junior coalition partner, United Patriots, proposed a draft law envisioning non-government organisations funded from abroad to go through special registration and file declarations with the anti-corruption commission. (Capital, 24 Chasa)
-- Bulgaria registered some 161 new coronavirus cases, bringing the total number to 5,315 people, including 232 deaths. (24 Chasa, Trud, Monitor)
CAPITAL - Bulgarian banks' profit dropped 37.5% in the first five months of the year to 476 million levs on an annual basis, as coronavirus crisis curbed lending and increased bank's provisions for non-performing loans.
