Bulgaria central bank governor sworn in for second term

  Ivan Iskrov, the governor of the Bulgarian National Bank, took the oath in front

of Parliament on October 9 2009 and will begin his second six-year term at the helm of the central bank on October 10.

Iskrov's election in May 2009, long before the period specified by law, sparked controversy and was

riticised by the opposition at the time as an illegal attempt by the outgoing government of prime minister

Sergei Stanishev to fill a key position.

He was re-elected with the votes of the new Parliament majority "in the name of the stability of the banking system".

           Source: sofiaecho.com