Girdap

Girdap
Гирдап

Girdap's former central headquarters in Ruse
Company type	Joint-stock
Industry	Financial services
Founded	1881
Defunct	1925
Headquarters	Ruse, Bulgaria
Key people	Boncho Bonev Ivan Kovachev Nikola Kovachev

Girdap or Ghirdap (Bulgarian: Гирдап) was the first privately owned Bulgarian bank.^[1] 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.