BNB warns banks again about excessive lending
Lending activity in Bulgaria remains high, which in the short term is positive for banks' profitability, but in the long term creates a risk to their balance sheets
Lending activity in Bulgaria remains high, which in the short term is positive for banks' profitability, but in the long term creates a risk to their balance sheets
The Bulgarian economy has achieved its highest level of transparency in 15 years, but the labor market is showing worrying signs of a return to gray practices
Minister of Labor and Social Policy Borislav Gutsanov promised reform of the pension system next year. The Roadmap for improving the pension model
Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova is making a very modest attempt to optimize state administration against the backdrop of huge criticism of the work of civil servants
Late on Friday evening, the Ministry of Finance published the new version of the Draft State Budget for 2026 and the updated Medium-Term Budget Forecast
The Ministry of Finance (MF) has managed to find the missing €1.5 billion for Bulgaria's new state budget for 2026, which it plans to submit for consideration
The National Assembly (NA) adopted Bulgaria's state budget for 2026 at first reading. The debate among MPs was dominated by criticism and disputes over the proposed parameters
Higher growth in Bulgaria's gross domestic product (GDP), a slowdown in inflation, but also a budget deficit that will exceed the eurozone's 3% limit
Annual inflation in Bulgaria slowed down in October, according to data from the National Statistical Institute (NSI). The rate of increase in average retail prices
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