The annual food inflation is 24.5% for January, Minister of Agriculture in the caretaker government Yavor Gechev announced at a press conference on the measures aimed at curbing the high prices of food in chain stores. The peak was reached in November when the rate reached 26.1%. Inspections ascertained unexplainable margins for some products such as eggs, butter, cheese etc. With the use of unfair practices, chain stores are encouraging consumers to buy at inflated prices. For example, the price of some commodity is advertised as being "the lowest only today”. In practice, the price is neither the lowest, nor only today, it is 20-30% higher than at rival stores.
Bulgaria's Ministry of Finance placed 7-year government securities on the domestic market for 300 million leva. (144 million euros) and an interest rate of 3.25%. The submitted purchase orders amounted to 446 million leva with a coverage ratio of 1.49...
In August 2025, Bulgaria’s annual inflation rate stood at 5.3%, same as in July, according to data from the National Statistical Institute. Monthly inflation in August dropped to 0.1%, compared to 1.7% in July. Inflation measured from..
A Bulgarian company is expanding its production of laser cutting machines in the Sofia-Bozhurishte Industrial Park, the Ministry of Economy announced. The investment is worth 2 million leva (over 1 million euros). The company will build a new..
The Bulgarian state-owed natural gas supplier Bulgargaz has proposed that the price of natural gas for November increases by around 8% to nearly 66 BGN..
The Ministry of Innovation and Growth has presented the country’s first interactive investment map . The platform aims to provide Bulgarian and foreign..
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