Due to rising fuel prices, annual inflation in Bulgaria accelerated to 4.8% in September, the National Statistical Institute announced. This is the highest increase since February 2020.
The consumer price index rose by 0.4% compared to the previous month. In August the CPI saw a 3.7% increase. Gas prices increased by 12%, coal prices rose by 4.7%. Prices of firewood also increased by 4.7%.
Staple food prices are expected to rise by another 7% by the end of the year, the Chairman of the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Markets Vladimir Ivanov predicted.
In its "Economic Freedom of the World, 2025" ranking , the Canadian Fraser Institute gives Bulgaria a score of 7.13 out of a maximum of 10 points. This places the country 56th out of 165. It ranks between Greece and Thailand. In 2024, Bulgaria was 52nd..
As of October 1, the base interest rate in Bulgaria is 1.81%. The rate has been declining for the 12th consecutive month, this time by 0.01% compared to September 2025. The base interest rate in Bulgaria, which is used to calculate the annual..
Bulgaria’s accession to the eurozone will reduce transaction costs with key trade and investment partners, according to the annual U.S. State Department report on the investment climate in the country, reported BGNES. The report emphasizes that..
The Ministry of Innovation and Growth has presented the country’s first interactive investment map . The platform aims to provide Bulgarian and foreign..
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