Unicredit Bulbank posted profit in the amount of 79.6 mln leva (40.6 mln euros) in Q1 this year, which is the highest among Bulgarian banks for the period. The lender is also the national leader in terms of assets with 8.43 bln leva (4.31 mln euros), in spite of a decline by 638 mln leva (326 mln euros) since the end of 2007.

Number two is DSK Bank, which booked 58.33 mln (29.8 mln euros) leva in Q1 profit and boasts assets totaling 7.7 bln leva (3.93 mln euros).

United Bulgarian Bank's Q1 profit came to 52 mln leva (26.5 mln euros), next are Raiffeissenbank and EFG.

The five biggest banks on Bulgaria saw their market share grow slightly to 56.8% in Q1, BNB data also shows.

Just three of the 29 banks report losses for the period – these are Alpha Bank, Emporiki Bank and Texim Bank.

The total value of assets of the banking system in Bulgaria stood at 59.5 bln leva (30.4 mln euros) at the end of March. This is 0.7% up since the beginning of the year and 33.6% compared to March 2007.

The profit of the banking system in the country stood at 359 mln leva ( 183 mln euros) in Q1, which is 50.2% up compared with the respective period a year ago.

Total capital adequacy is at 14.5%, versus 13.8% in December 2007.

BankProfitAssets31 March 2008(in thousand BGN)(in thousand BGN)Unicredit Bulbank796288428125DSK Bank583307703955United Bulgarian Bank524546518619Raiffeissen Bank Bulgaria344066322047Eurobank EFG263764794709FIBank150704069545Piraeus Bulgaria95223602607Societe Generale Expressbank99931887320EIBank69891693834Corporate Commercial Bank 91301682045Alpha Bank - Sofia-3021647165CB Allianz Bulgaria33641591336Central Cooperative Bank 67071582648CB MKB Unionbank32851055711Municipal Bank 39051043045CB Investbank49851019806Procredit Bank Bulgaria3020899762Bulgarian American Credit Bank 14519722589International Asset Bank 3729513260Pariba SA Sofia2503492835City Bank Sofia 3748477984ING Bank Sofia 4356383694Tokuda Bank 511309833Emporiki Bank -533265969Commercial Bank D1508250868Encouragement Bank 1146221229NLB West East Bank 699206678Texim bank -33157196TC Ziraat Bankasi A.S. 23846115Total35895559490529