The S&P Global Ratings have confirmed Bulgaria's long-term credit rating of 'BBB/A-2', the Bulgarian Ministry of Finance reports.
The medium-term economic consequences of the pandemic are manageable. Recovering domestic consumption and increased absorption of EU funds have been raising growth expectations.
Budget deficit will begin to shrink in 2022. Despite fiscal easing and rising public debt, net government debt remains low at up to 20% of GDP and state financing costs are at record lows. Inflation in Bulgaria will decrease in the second half of 2022, the analysis of the agency showed.
200 million Leva (over EUR 102 million) of new debt is expected to be taken out on 13 May this year, according to the Bulgarian National Bank website. This is the date on which an auction has been announced for 6-month treasury bonds with an annual..
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Bulgaria's long-term foreign-currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BBB' with a positive outlook. Bulgaria intends to request a reassessment of its progress on convergence criteria in 2H24, which should allow for..
The poverty threshold in Bulgaria was BGN 637.92 (EUR 323) per person per month in 2023. This is an increase of 21.3 per cent compared with the previous year , when the indicator was BGN 525.92 (EUR 266), the National Statistical Institute said. I..
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..
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