Investments from the USA and Canada in Bulgaria are larger in size and effect than official statistics report. This is indicated by the second study of the Institute for Market Economy in the last 5 years.
For a number of reasons, many global companies from the US and Canada are based in a European country. Thus, the statistics take into account these investments as originating in the respective European country. Accounting for these circumstances, investment from the US and Canada is likely to rank 6th by volume, being 16th in 2021 and 13th in 2016.
As of January 1, 2026, the minimum monthly wage should be 1,213 BGN (EUR 620.2), up from the current 1,077 BGN (EUR 550.66), said Luboslav Kostov, Chief Economist at the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria (CITUB), in an interview..
Inflation in the EU in July reached 2.4% on an annual basis , according to Eurostat data. Regarding Bulgaria, European statistics report an increase in inflation to 3.4% in July this year compared to the same month last year. According to this..
For the period January-June 2025, the net flow of foreign direct investment in the country reached EUR 848 million (0.8% of GDP), which represents a decrease of EUR 31.4 million compared to the same period in 2024. In June 2025, the flow was negative..
With the introduction of the euro on January 1, Bulgaria will benefit from the stability, liquidity and all the advantages of the common currency,..
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