According to the Maastricht Treaty, the state budget deficit should not exceed 3% of the gross domestic product (GDP) and the total government debt should not exceed 60% of GDP. So far, these criteria have been strictly..
Bulgaria is beginning the year, 2022, without a budget, voted by parliament, which is unprecedented in the country’s most modern history. According to estimated data, by the end of December 2021, the budget was "in the red" by 4 billion Leva (a..
“No pensioners in Bulgaria will be living under the poverty line. We are to work on a new model to recalculate pensions”, MP Kornelia Ninova who was nominated for Deputy Premier and Minister of Economy, said from the Parliament’s rostrum. In her..
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, EBRD, is forecasting that the economy of Bulgaria will grow by 4.2% in 2021, compensating for the 4.2% drop in 2020. This means the EBRD has cut down its June forecast for a 4.5% GDP growth by..
The Bulgarian National Bank, BNB, has lowered the macroeconomic GDP growth outlook by 0.2%, and believes that by the end of 2021 it will be 3.9%. “In view of the postponement of the implementation of nationally-financed infrastructure..
The International Monetary Fund expects Bulgaria’s gross domestic product to increase by 4.5% this year, revising its April forecast for a 4.4% increase. Bulgaria’s economic growth is expected to slow to 4.4% in 2023 and to 4.0% in 2023, reads the..
Bulgaria's gross external debt at the end of July 2021 was EUR 40.527 billion. This is 61.7% of the country's GDP, the Bulgarian National Bank announced. For a year, the debt has grown by almost 3 billion euros and includes both government and private..
A 10% increase in GDP, increase in investment by 4%, increase in gross value added by 8%, increase in exports of goods and services by 20%. These are some of the achievements presented by the Minister of Economy Kiril Petkov at the end of the term of the..
According to the National Statistical Institute, Bulgaria's GDP grew by 9.9% in the second quarter compared to the same period last year. The increase is the largest for the last three decades and GDP continues to grow by 0.6% compared to the first..
GDP growth of 3.5% with increased household consumption by 2.8% and expected annual growth of 3.6%. This is envisaged in the update of the state budget which the National Assembly adopted at first reading. The budget deficit for this year..