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.
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Finance has published the draft state budget in euros for 2026. The country’s GDP is projected to reach EUR 120.1 billion, with an economic growth rate of 2.7%. Planned revenues amount to EUR 51.436 billion, or 42.8% of GDP...
In 2024, 8.2% of people aged 18 or over who declared to be at work (either employed or self-employed) in the EU were at risk of poverty, according to data from Eurostat, cited by the BNR's Horizont channel. In Bulgaria, this share reached 11.8%. The..
The two largest trade unions in Bulgaria - the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria and the Confederation of Trade Unions "Podkrepa" - are organizing a warning protest in front of the Council of Ministers building. It is planned for..
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