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Bulgaria's Finance Ministry Targets 3% GDP Growth for 2025
The forecast is among the most optimistic, driven by expectations of increased public expenditure and investment

Bulgaria’s Informal Economy: 34.6% In the Shadows
More than half of the added value in sectors like hospitality, agriculture, and construction comes from undeclared income, according to a report by Kearney and Visa

Ruling majority passes a record budget for 2025 with Peevski’s backing
VAT registration threshold drops to 100,000 levs. The government plans to draw 18.9 billion levs of debt this year


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.

Draft Budget 2025 Stuck in Limbo
For now, there is no parliamentary majority to advance the controversial draft budget of the caretaker cabinet to a vote.

Over 40% of businesses expect 2025 to be worse – BIA survey
Glavchev’s caretaker cabinet has the approval of 21% of respondents, the judiciary garners only 1%, trust in parliament stands at 0%

The biggest employers: strong wage growth, stagnant hiring
The ranking of the top 200 companies by staff for 2023 shows layoffs in the automotive, bicycle and call center sectors, while IT and supermarket chains keep hiring

State bets on 2.8% economic growth and lower wage increases in 2025
Public spending will underpin higher growth rates, private consumption will slow down

K100 2024: Stagnation after the boom for Bulgaria’s largest firms
The new annual edition of Capital 100 ranking shows that the revenues of the top 100 companies shrank by 14% last year after the boom in the energy sector in 2022. The star businesses of 2023 are arms, cars and solar

Bulgaria’s 2025 Budget: We Have a Problem
Instead of voting for more populism-driven spending, parliament has to consider unpopular measures to tighten state finances

The week: Schengen on the horizon
Good news, at last, The regional divide grows bigger, Bulgargaz is bankrupt