Bulgaria will meet the final criterion of price stability for entry into the eurozone by January. After that, politicians are in charge, Bulgarian National Bank Governor Dimitar Radev has told BNT. "Politicians must try to get the final decision from the Council of the EU in 2025. The specific date for introducing the euro is a consequence of this decision and usually comes within 6 months," Radev said.
The average annual inflation for 2024 will be 2.6% and will slow down to 2.4% in 2025, according to the Autumn Macroeconomic Forecast of the Ministry of Finance. According to it, the economy will grow by 2.2% in 2024 and up to 2.8 and 3% in the next 2 years.
It is extremely concerning that the largest company in Bulgaria, Lukoil Neftohim, which is part of the country's critical infrastructure, is still in the hands of a country that has declared Bulgaria a hostile state. This opinion was shared by energy..
“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..
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