Petko Angelov
Trends in the Development of Financial Parameters of Banks
in Bulgaria (2008 – 2015)
Summary:
Lending and deposit-taking are key operations to credit institutions. They are of great importance to achieving efficiency in banking. Banking, in turn, should be quantified; a number of factors well-known in banking theory and practice provide the possibility for this. In this respect, the subject of analysis in the study is the profit, profitability, and return of the banks of first and second group in Bulgaria which measure bank efficiency. The purpose of the study is to analyze the bank efficiency for the period 2008 – 2015 on the basis of a ratio analysis and determination of specific values for both groups of banks. As a result of the study, the trends regarding the efficiency of banking in Bulgaria are outlined and the main causes are identified.
