Top 3 banks in Bulgaria distribute BGN 750 million in dividends

Last year's record will not fall because Unicredit Bulbank will capitalize nearly BGN 950 million

Bulgaria to ask for euro assessment by the end of February

The announcement comes after probing the chances with the Eurogroup, which augurs positive reports and eurozone entry from 2026.

The day in 3 news: Inflation nudges above Maastricht inflation criteria; Moldova’s energy crisis hands Sofia opportunity; Data center powering AI ambitions

Mortgage lending boosts Bulgarian banks’ 2024 profit to 3.7 bln levs

DSK, Unicredit Bulbank lead the ranking with nearly a billion levs in profit each

Bulgaria Edges Closer to Euro Adoption with Inflation Target within Reach

Bulgaria is on the verge of meeting the price stability criterion and can now request an extraordinary report from its European partners

Bulgarian Banks Post-Peak: Shrinking Margins and Slowing Profit Growth

Shrinking margins have effectively reduced the sector's annual profit growth rate to nearly zero

The day in 3 news: GERB cites speaker as precondition for talks; Bank profits slow; Deal signed for Kozloduy Units 7 and 8

National Bank and FSC to sheriff crypto’s Wild West

A new law on crypto-assets introduces regulation of the sector in the country, which will require the licensing of service providers

Bulgaria Issues Record 4.35 Billion Euro of External Debt

The three tranches with different maturities attracted massive investor interest exceeding 17 billion euro

Parliament Begins Debates on the Euro Introduction Law. The New Target is July 1, 2025

Deputies will require institutions to finalize technical preparations by March 2025 and approve all regulations by December 2024

The day in 3 news: EC: Sofia will not adopt euro in January; Two MEPs join Renew Europe; Bulgarian startup Tiger Technology gains 2 million

K10: The Best Banks of 2023

UniCredit Bulbank again leads the Capital Weekly’s ranking of banks in Bulgaria, UBB is now the largest bank, DSK reports record profit

The week: Entering the euro - what's love got to do with it

Trust and the Euro, How to make money disappear, Customs in disarray

Bulgarian housing prices soar as Eurozone ones fall for the first time in years

Records double-digit growth of prices fueled by a housing loan boom meets plummeting demand

To Euro or not to Euro: What is happening with the adoption of the common EU currency in Bulgaria

All you need to know - from Vazrazhdane’s referendum to Assen Vassilev’s parallel currency idea

The week: Prigozhin and the fake revival, the new man for Sofia, how to lose a billion

Bulgarian banks' profit soars to 1 bln levs in the first four months of 2023

Expanding net interest income remains the main growth driver

How Bulgaria took a step back with the euro

The unvoted amendment to the Insurance Code blocks Bulgaria's entry into the eurozone

Housing loans in Bulgaria rank among the EU’s cheapest

Over-liquidity at local banks and the BNB’s policy ease the ECB tightening

Petar Andronov, KBC Group: The main prognosis is for a "soft recession"

Belgian KBC Group expects 0.7% GDP growth in Bulgaria for 2023