Bulgaria Nears Full Euro Transition as 67% of Leva Cash Collected
The collection of leva banknotes and coins is advancing steadily, with 67% of the currency already deposited at the Bulgarian National Bank, leaving approximately 10 billion leva (around €5.1 billion) still in circulation.
Vladimir Ivanov, Chairman of the Euro Coordination Council and head of the Commission for Commodity Exchanges and Markets, provided the update during a briefing marking the final week of parallel leva-euro circulation and the first month since Bulgaria adopted the euro....