At the end of 2024, Bulgarians' wealth hit a record high of 1 trillion leva (€511.29 billion), which is five times higher than the gross domestic product. According to a study by the Expert Club on Economics and Politics, reported by BNR's Natalia Ganchovska, the average household has 350,000 levs (€178,952).
Seventy percent of what Bulgarians own is real estate. Just over one percent is in other forms of investment. The study also shows that 2024 was a record year for the number of real estate transactions, surpassing the previous record set in 2008.
Bulgaria’s state gas supplier Bulgartransgaz has been “decapitalised” by a contract with Turkish company Botaş, Energy Minister Zhecho Stankov warned on Thursday, saying the deal could also threaten gas supplies to local district heating companies...
In the second quarter of the year, the average salary increased by 12% year over year, reaching €1,315.04. Borislav Gutsanov, the Minister of Labor and Social Policy, announced this information after today's meeting of the National Council for..
As of August 8, 2025, the mandatory indication of prices for all goods and services in Bulgaria in two currencies – in Bulgarian leva and in euros – has been in effect. This obligation will remain valid for traders for a period of one year – until..
In view of the country's declining population, the Fiscal Council recommends that the government take savings measures in the 2026 state budget...
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