For yet another year in a row UBB was General Partner to one of the most awaited for special events in Bulgaria, thus paying tribute to French culture, spirit and the significant role of France in global wine production - celebration of the Beaujolais Nouveau.

300 runners joined this year’s edition of the UBB Vertical Run, held on 12 November 2025 at the UBB Millennium Center building. This is a record in terms of the number of participants in the extreme race, which is being held for a fifth time at Sofia’s banking hub.

As of today, UBB officially kick-starts the donation campaign under its Choose to Help programme. 20 projects of non-governmental organizations and educational institutions from all over Bulgaria have been shortlisted for the donation phase of the programme and seek financial support for their realization. This campaign will continue until the end of 2025. Projects have been split into four key domains – Healthcare, Social Activities, Culture and Education and Protection of the Environment.

Christof De Mil, Country Manager of KBC Group in Bulgaria and Chief Executive Officer of UBB, presented his vision about the role of technologies and innovations and their application in the field of banking during the BANCEE25 – 4th Annual Banking CEE Expo international innovation forum.

Bulgaria’s financial and academic elite gathered in the Aula Maxima of the University of National and World Economy, to discuss the most sensitive issues, linked to this country’s accession to the Eurozone. The Euro Days at the UNWE are being held on 5 and 6 November, and are being organized jointly with the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) the University of National and World Economy (UNWE) and the UNWE’s Institute of Policy and Economics.

This initiative is part of the VODIM long-term programme for clean water from the spring to the tap, launched this autumn by equipping five schools with smart filtering machines.