A fund aimed to speed up financing of stat-ups with a budget of 100 million leva (about 50 million euro) is going to ease access to financing of start-ups in Bulgaria. The news has come from Deputy Minister of Economy Alexander Manolev at the opening of a conference that attracted more than 200 managers, business leaders and investors from 27 countries. The deputy minister pointed out that the business environment in Bulgaria is favorable and that not only start-ups from Bulgaria but also from neighboring countries have received capital from various risk investment funds. The Ministry of Economy vowed that during the new programming period it would continue support for the development of a sustainable ecosystem to the benefit of entrepreneurs in the country.
The draft state budget was adopted in first reading by the National Assembly on November 21. However, the planned changes in the financial framework for 2026 triggered an open clash between the ruling coalition, led by GERB party, and the opposition..
KBC Group expects the Bulgarian economy to grow slightly more next year in comparison to its previous forecasts, according to the conclusions of the Belgian financial group's latest assessments of the economies of Central and Eastern..
Foreign direct investment (FDI) in Bulgaria posted the largest net inflows from the Netherlands, Italy and Greece in the first half of 2025, the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) said. Net FDI inflows totalled €554.9 million from the Netherlands, €325.2..
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