The ratio of government debt to gross domestic product (GDP) in EU countries rose to 81.8% at the end of the first quarter of 2025, up from 81% at the end of the fourth quarter of 2024. This is according to the latest data published today by the European statistical agency Eurostat. Bulgaria recorded the lowest government debt-to-GDP ratio among EU countries at 23.9%. Compared to the fourth quarter of 2024, Bulgaria’s ratio decreased by 0.2 percentage points.
As of January 1, 2026, the minimum monthly wage should be 1,213 BGN (EUR 620.2), up from the current 1,077 BGN (EUR 550.66), said Luboslav Kostov, Chief Economist at the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB), in an interview..
Inflation in the EU in July reached 2.4% on an annual basis , according to Eurostat data. Regarding Bulgaria, European statistics report an increase in inflation to 3.4% in July this year compared to the same month last year. According to this..
For the period January-June 2025, the net flow of foreign direct investment in the country reached EUR 848 million (0.8% of GDP), which represents a decrease of EUR 31.4 million compared to the same period in 2024. In June 2025, the flow was negative..
The demand for employees increased by 5% in August, or by over 1,700 more offers compared to July, one of the largest HR companies in Bulgaria reported..
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