The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised the forecast for Bulgaria’s economy growth in 2023, according to the institution's autumn report. In 2023, the Bulgarian GDP will be 1.7%, which is 0.3 percent more in comparison to estimates in the spring report. For 2024, the IMF expects the country's GDP to grow by 3.2 percent, instead of the 3.5 percent forecast in April. The inflation forecast is high. In 2023, it is expected hat inflation would reach 8.5 percent, as the forecast in the spring was 7.5 percent.
Bulgarian business is pessimistic about the prospects in 2024. A survey of the Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association among its members indicates that 80% expect sales to decrease or remain at the level of 2023. 43% expect lower financial income and just 25% are optimistic about better profits and are planning bigger investments. 4/5 of the surveyed entrepreneurs expect exports to decline or remain unchanged.
The Ministry of Innovation and Growth has presented the country’s first interactive investment map . The platform aims to provide Bulgarian and foreign investors with useful and up-to-date information in one place, making it easier for them to make..
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 per megawatt-hour, excluding fees and taxes, reported BNR's journalist Yuliana Kornazheva. The..
The growth of the national economy in the second quarter of 2025 accelerated by 3.5% on an annual basis. According to an analysis by the Bulgarian National Bank - BNB, the main factors for the acceleration are the decrease in imports..
No disruptions or price increases are expected on Bulgaria’s fuel market following the US sanctions imposed on Russian oil companies Rosneft and Lukoil,..
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