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20% of borrowers will not be able to service their loans after the moratorium on them expires

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Around 20% of borrowers will not be able to service their loans once the moratorium on them expires, Rayna Mitkova, President of the Association of Collection Agencies in Bulgaria declared during the Sound of Money Forum. “As restrictions are eased and the Covid-19 vaccine rollout goes ahead many people will want to go back to spending money with a free hand but we must be cautious with our personal finances”, Rayna Mitkova warned in an interview for BNR’s Marta Mladenova.

“At the same time money is depreciated by inflation and negative interest,” capital markets expert Anton Panayotov on his part stated and recommended investment in assets after consulting specialists. 



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