The Bulgarian National Bank forecasts an increase in non-performing loans and has kept buffer for the vaults at 0.5 percent of their capital in the third quarter. The central bank recalls that at the beginning of the crisis with Covid-19, it..
In April, the profit of banks in Bulgaria shrank by nearly 60%, data from the Bulgarian National Bank indicates. For the month falling within the state of emergency introduced in mid-March, the profit reported by banks amounted to 30 m euros, up more..
Consumer loans increased in December with almost 18%, compared to the same month in 2017, according to BNB data. This means debt of over 4.5 billion euros for households. Housing loans have risen by more than 10%. At the same time, the increase in..
Recently, the Bulgarian National Bank reduced the basic interest rate to 0%. This move, however, will not influence significantly the interest rates on bank credits. BNB is basically following the monetary policy line of the European Central..
