At the end of 2024, Bulgarians' wealth hit a record high of 1 trillion leva (€511.29 billion), which is five times higher than the gross domestic product. According to a study by the Expert Club on Economics and Politics, reported by BNR's Natalia Ganchovska, the average household has 350,000 levs (€178,952).
Seventy percent of what Bulgarians own is real estate. Just over one percent is in other forms of investment. The study also shows that 2024 was a record year for the number of real estate transactions, surpassing the previous record set in 2008.
The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has again reduced the key interest rate in the country . As of May 1, it will now be 2.24 percent. The decrease compared to April is 0.15%, when it was 2.39 percent. This is the eighth consecutive month of a decrease in..
An analysis by the Ministry of Economy and Industry shows that in 2024, Bulgaria's trade with the United States accounted for 1.7% of the country’s total trade volume, with exports to the U.S. making up 2.6% of total exports and imports from the U.S...
Around 4 billion euros in debt have been raised from international markets through two bond issues, market analysts confirmed to BNR. The amount was raised through issues of 9-year and 13-year bonds – marking the country’s first entry into the..
Bulgarian President Rumen Radev extended an invitation to Japanese business to invest in Bulgaria . This happened during an economic forum in Tokyo..
According to Eurostat estimates, price growth in the EU slowed down to 2.4% year-on-year in April 2025, compared to 2.5% in March. According to data..
'The land of the rising sun' — this evocative name resonates beautifully with Bulgarians. The country is also known as the 'cherry blossom garden' and the..
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