A fund aimed to speed up financing of stat-ups with a budget of 100 million leva (about 50 million euro) is going to ease access to financing of start-ups in Bulgaria. The news has come from Deputy Minister of Economy Alexander Manolev at the opening of a conference that attracted more than 200 managers, business leaders and investors from 27 countries. The deputy minister pointed out that the business environment in Bulgaria is favorable and that not only start-ups from Bulgaria but also from neighboring countries have received capital from various risk investment funds. The Ministry of Economy vowed that during the new programming period it would continue support for the development of a sustainable ecosystem to the benefit of entrepreneurs in the country.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) forecasts an acceleration in Bulgaria's economic growth from 1.8% in 2023 to 2.5% in 2024 and to 2.9% in 2025 as public investment increases along with EU funds. OECD expects inflation..
MPs have agreed to extend the 0% VAT on bread and flour, which was due to expire on June 30, until the end of 2024. Under the GERB proposal, traders will be allowed to add a maximum of 15% profit margin on bread, but the proposal is limited to the most..
Bulgargaz expects the price of natural gas next month to be 5 to 6% lower as compared to April. During an open meeting at the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission, the initially proposed price of EUR29.12 per megawatt-hour was reduced to EUR28.36. The..
The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) announced that it is lowering the base interest rate to 3.63% as of July 1. In May and June, the base interest rate..
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