Economy
Euro slips to $1.1355 in ECB rate for 30 September
The European Central Bank set the euro's reference rate at $1.1355 on Tuesday, down from the previous day.
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Banks make 1.4bn-euro profit by end of August, up 11.3% on year
Bulgaria's banks held assets worth 121bn euros at the end of August, and household loans grew by 548m euros over the month, the Bulgarian National…
Economy
Pulev: Burgas among regions set for industrial zone support
The state will build roads and power lines to sites in five or six regions, including Burgas, with details due after October 15.
Economy
Finance ministry borrows 2.25bn euros on foreign markets
The finance ministry sold 2.25bn euros in Eurobonds on September 29, adding to three existing bonds due in 2031, 2034 and 2044.
Economy
Toll cameras near Chirpan swap tomorrow, one lane to close on Burgas-bound Trakia motorway
Crews will shut the active lane of the Trakia motorway at the 172km mark from 10:30 a.m. on 1 October for about half an hour to service the toll…
Economy
Bulgaria falls to 36th in the world for net wealth per person: 14,790 euros
Bulgarian households' savings grew 10% to 136.5 billion euros, but their debts rose 18.1%, an Allianz report shows.
Economy
Bulgaria's foreign debt jumps 26.4% in a year, hits 69.8 billion euros
Bulgaria owed foreign lenders 69.8143 billion euros at the end of July, equal to 56.1% of forecast gross domestic product, according to preliminary…
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NSI: business power prices to rise by up to 9.4%, household rates to fall by up to 1.4%
Electricity prices for businesses will go up in the first half of 2026, while households will pay slightly less, and natural gas will cost more for…
Economy
Bulgaria's producer prices rise 17.4% on year
Producer prices in Bulgarian industry rose 17.4% in August 2026 from a year earlier, up from 13.7% in July, Bulgaria's National Statistical Institute…
Economy
Economic council: budget should back investment and exports, not consumption
The Economic and Social Council has adopted an opinion on the 2026 European Semester, warning against cuts to funding for education, science and…
Economy
CITUB: small shopping basket costs 0.7% more in September
Petrol got pricier and fruit and vegetable prices started their seasonal climb, the union says.
Economy
Business climate drops to 15.3% in September, construction hit hardest
Bulgaria's business climate indicator fell by 1.3 points in September, the National Statistical Institute says. Manufacturing was the only sector to…
Economy
Grape growers near Svilengrad protest as 80% of harvest goes unpicked
Growers near Svilengrad are staging a protest and plan to dump their grapes because no one will buy them. Even at 40-50 euro cents a kilogram, almost…
Economy
Expert: Bulgarians drink 45 million litres of illegal rakia a year
Bulgaria drinks 70 million litres of pure alcohol a year, and 18 million litres of that never gets recorded anywhere, tax law expert Miroslav…
Economy
Heavy traffic in Burgas: morning rush hour jams main roads
Burgas traffic has hit 9 out of 10 on the congestion scale tracked by the BurgasMedia system right now.