Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

18,500 small and medium-sized enterprises supported by Bulgarian Development Bank

Photo: BGNES

More than 2.863 billion euros have been provided to 18,500 small and medium-sized companies by the Bulgarian Development Bank for the past 11 years, the institution reported.

On average, the bank supports about 590 small and medium-sized companies annually, the institution says, specifying that over 1.3 billion euros billion euros has been granted to 6,500 SMEs in the form of loans or other financial support, reporter Marta Mladenova said.

More than 12,000 other companies have received loan guarantees worth over 1.5 billion euros.

BDB points out that it has been audited by large and independent companies.



Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Citizens boycott banks and food chains

A third supermarket boycott has been announced for today. This time the organisers are calling not only for a halt to shopping in large stores, but also to banking transactions - withdrawals, deposits, transfers and payments. Boycotting chain stores..

published on 2/27/25 10:10 AM

Made in Bulgaria – Union of Small and Medium Enterprises presents its annual awards

The association "Made in Bulgaria – Union of Small and Medium Enterprises" will hold its 31st Golden Martenitsa Award Ceremony this evening at 6:00 pm. President Rumen Radev is also expected to attend the event. The "Golden Martenitsa" award was..

published on 2/27/25 6:10 AM

Cloudy and foggy weather expected on Thursday, temperatures in wide limits

On Thursday, minimum temperatures in Bulgaria will be in wide limits, from minus 6° - minus 8°C in places with fog, to about 5°C in the extreme southwestern regions of the country. In Sofia, it will be about minus 1°C.  During the day,..

published on 2/26/25 7:15 PM