The average amount of newly granted loans secured by residential real estate is steadily rising - from EUR 80 thousand in 2022 to EUR 92 thousand in the third quarter of 2023 under the influence of the price rise of residential properties. The average debt repayment period rises from 24.2 years in 2022 to 25 years in the third quarter of 2023. Longer repayment increases interest rate risk and the probability of losses, according to an analysis prepared by the BNB and cited by the web site "Pariteni".
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Bulgaria's long-term foreign-currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BBB' with a positive outlook. Bulgaria intends to request a reassessment of its progress on convergence criteria in 2H24, which should allow for..
The poverty threshold in Bulgaria was BGN 637.92 (EUR 323) per person per month in 2023. This is an increase of 21.3 per cent compared with the previous year , when the indicator was BGN 525.92 (EUR 266), the National Statistical Institute said. I..
“We are a guarantee of stability in the region,” caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev states in an address to the Vienna Economic Forum - Sofia Meeting, 2024, the Bulgarian news agency BTA reports. Sofia is hosting the meeting of the..
The demographic crisis in this country is advancing at a rapid rate, holding back the development of businesses, but this is a tendency observed in..
According to data from the National Statistical Institute, Bulgaria experienced a monthly inflation rate of -0.2% in May 2024 . Year-on-year inflation..
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