The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) in its economic analysis forecasts a significant raise in interest rates on loans and deposits. The biggest increase in interest rates is expected to be in the fourth quarter of this year and the first half of next year. The BNB experts' prognosis is based on the European Central Bank's tightening of monetary policy.
By the second half of 2023, the BNB expects interest rates on deposits and loans to stabilise at higher levels, in line with market forecasts for money market interest rate dynamics in the euro area.
“The divergence between the monetary and the fiscal policy pursued by the government continues to be the main reason why Bulgaria does not meet all criteria yet for entering the Eurozone,” Lyubomir Karimansky, member of the Governing Council of the..
Germany remains Bulgaria's strongest economic partner. Trade between the two countries for 2024 amounts to EUR 12 billion, said Tim Kurth, President of the German-Bulgarian Chamber of Industry and Commerce. At a ceremony held at the University of..
Bulgaria can meet the convergence criterion for price stability, needed for entering the Eurozone, in January 2025 and continue to meet it throughout the rest of the year, the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) states in its macroeconomic outlook,..
The highest average salary in Bulgaria is in Sofia - 1732 euro, and the lowest in Smolyan - 826 euro. These are the data from the National Statistical..
Bulgaria’s Minister of Finance Temenuzhka Petkova said that the turnover of large retail chains in Bulgaria decreased by 28.8% on the day of the boycott..
Monthly inflation in the country was 2% in January and annual inflation was 3.7%. This is according to preliminary data from the National Statistical..
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