Finance Minister Denies Reports of Ivan Iskrov's Appointment To Black Sea Trade and Development Bank Bulgaria's Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov denied the reports that Ivan Iskrov, Governor of Bulgaria's Central Bank (BNB), will be appointed representative of Bulgaria at the Thessaloniki-based Black Sea Trade and Development Bank (BSTDB). "I don't know where those speculations came from," Goranov told the bTV national channel and denied reports that Prime Minister Boyko Borisov discussed Iskrov's future during a meeting with the BNB governor last week. "As far as I know, they met to discuss the current situation of the banking system and the Corporate Commercial Bank (KTB)," Goranov said. Last week it was reported that Iskrov would likely resign as BNB governor by the end of November and will be appointed representative of Bulgaria at the Thessaloniki-based (BSTDB). According to other reports, Iskrov would resign as BNB governor on December 6-8.