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Bulgaria to meet the final economic criterion for the eurozone by January

Dimitar Radev
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Bulgaria will meet the final criterion of price stability for entry into the eurozone by January. After that, politicians are in charge, Bulgarian National Bank Governor Dimitar Radev has told BNT. "Politicians must try to get the final decision from the Council of the EU in 2025. The specific date for introducing the euro is a consequence of this decision and usually comes within 6 months," Radev said.

The average annual inflation for 2024 will be 2.6% and will slow down to 2.4% in 2025, according to the Autumn Macroeconomic Forecast of the Ministry of Finance. According to it, the economy will grow by 2.2% in 2024 and up to 2.8 and 3% in the next 2 years.



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