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Bulgaria’s anti-inflation measures: chaos and populism
The government will spend 2 billion levs on populist measures without targeting the most vulnerable groups in society
Bulgaria’s budget 2022: too generous and risky
The finance ministry proposed a draft budget for 2022 with a deficit equivalent to 4.1% of planned GDP and significant debt growth
Five forecasts for Bulgaria’s housing market in 2022
Most expectations are for more of the same, but rising interest rates and soaring prices of construction materials might cool down the sector
A step away from OECD membership
Bulgaria has a real chance to become one of six new members of the "club of mostly rich countries" soon
Inflation is here and it will stay
High prices of raw materials and energy for business have already hit consumers
Bulgaria explained: Why do Bulgarians live in overcrowded apartments?
Еvery Tuesday we look at the Eurostat regional yearbook statistics and explain some curious data on Bulgaria
Bulgarian economy: an EU-boosted recovery
GDP growth will accelerate to 4.9% in 2022 mainly on the back of funding from the EU’s recovery plan, according to the finance ministry’s October 2021 macroeconomic forecast
The week: The problem with online banking, new players enter the political arena and 6 billion euros await
Dogan is nowhere to be found, trouble brews for Kristalina Georgieva
Bulgarians still prefer to invest in real estate
Low mortgage rates, steady economic growth, and rising personal incomes fuel a surge in demand for real estate, shows a report by Nielsen Admosphere
Covid-19 strips 500m levs off Bulgaria’s clothing industry
Textile and apparel exports shrank to 4 billion levs in the pandemic year
Bulgaria’s biggest fintech deals
Fintech companies’ strong growth draws interest from investors and VC funds
What’s the problem with Bulgarian media?
A combination of market trends and murky political interference has turned the media environment toxic, with only islands of professionalism remaining
The curious case of Bulgarian consumption
The central bank questioned the accuracy of the statistical office’s estimates of Bulgarian household spending in 2020
The ghost of bad loans in a COVID-hit economy
Over 4.65 billion euro worth of loans have received a deferral under Bulgaria's credit moratorium by the end of August
Six lessons from COVID 19
Bulgaria weathered the first part of the pandemic unexpectedly well but then started failing
The real estate market in Sofia shows first signs of recession
Sales increased in 2019 but, on average, prices stagnated
Bulgarian automobile market: Growing but getting older
In 2019, the share of diesel engines and vehicles that were more than 20 years old kept increasing
Bulgaria gliding on the waves of the economic cycle
The local economy continues to move in sync with European trends, while opportunities for reforms slowly dwindle
Economic outlook for Bulgaria remains (relatively) rosy
The chances of an impending recession are slim, the country’s forecast looks good compared to rising pessimism in Europe
Bulgaria’s biggest companies post slower sales growth than regional peers in 2018
Oil refinery Lukoil Neftochim Burgas second biggest loser in Southeast Europe