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Bulgaria’s Top 10 Banks in 2021
Capital Weekly ranks financial institutions in terms of stability, profitability and dynamics
Bulgarian banks’ profit rises to 1.4 billion levs in 2021
Lower impairment costs, decreased contributions to guarantee funds and the credit moratorium boosted annual profit by 600 million levs
Bulgarian banks’ Jan-Nov profit rises 53% y/y, still below 2019 level
The last 8 billion levs of loans under credit repayment moratorium return to regular servicing
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
Sofia’s new residential district
Investors plan to inject 60 mln euro in a new complex of up to 3,300 apartments near the Central Railway Station
The Week: A shipwreck of a state, record low interest rates and how to find friends in Bulgaria
COVID-19 mortality is still very high, a 30% rise in gas prices
Bulgarian banks weather stormy year in 2020
The financial sector got a reprieve for the coronavirus crisis but risks are yet to come in 2021
Demand for housing is on the rise
The housing market was active in the first quarter of the year, pushing property prices upwards
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
Coronavirus puts pressure on Bulgarian banks
In the second quarter, banks’ profits plummeted due to higher provisions and declining interest and fee income
Mortgage lending did not bend to the pandemic
The overall property loan volume in Bulgaria grew in 2020 as demand remained high even during the pandemic
The pressure below surface
Bulgarian banks remained profitable in the first three quarters of 2020 despite the coronavirus impact but with the expiry of the credit moratorium drawing nearer pressure will likely increase on profit margins in the coming months
The real estate market in Sofia shows first signs of recession
Sales increased in 2019 but, on average, prices stagnated
Bulgaria’s residential market calms after years of growth
Prices have stopped growing, as supply and demand have started to equalize
Will Volkswagen Arrive in Kremikovtzi?
Bulgaria has an unprecedented opportunity to attract a major car maker
Is Bulgaria,s real estate market maturing or overheating?
The growth in activity and prices has noticeably slowed but there are no indications of a drop
New billion-lev deal in Bulgaria’s banking sector
DSK Bank is set to buy Societe Generale Expressbank for close to 1.0 billion levs, or 1.3 times its capital, vying for the top spot in the sector in terms of assets.