page_title: Girdap
hierarchical_section_title: Girdap
caption_attribution_description: Български: Снимката документира сградата на акционерно спестително дружество „Гирдап“ (Часовникът)
context_page_description: Girdap or Ghirdap was the first privately owned Bulgarian bank. Established in Ruse in 1881, until its closure in 1925 it was one of the two large Bulgarian banks which relied on capital that was both private and local, along with the Bulgarian Commercial Bank. Prior to the Balkan Wars and World War I, Girdap was among the six largest banks in Bulgaria, and during the wars its financial group was the most influential in the country.
context_section_description: Girdap or Ghirdap (Bulgarian: Гирдап) was the first privately owned Bulgarian bank. Established in Ruse in 1881, until its closure in 1925 it was one of the two large Bulgarian banks which relied on capital that was both private and local, along with the Bulgarian Commercial Bank. Prior to the Balkan Wars and World War I, Girdap was among the six largest banks in Bulgaria, and during the wars its financial group was the most influential in the country.
caption: Girdap's former central headquarters in Ruse
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