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
There is nothing unusual about the country entering a new year without an approved budget – the law explicitly allows for such a situation
Minister of Labor and Social Policy Borislav Gutsanov promised reform of the pension system next year. The Roadmap for improving the pension model
The government surprisingly provided nearly BGN 570 million for the modernisation of the railway section from Medkovets to Sratsimir
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
In addition to the third future bridge over the Danube near Ruse, Bulgaria has ambitions to build two more—near Silistra and Nikopol
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
