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Bulgaria’s Parliament approves law on introduction of the euro

August 8, 2024August 8, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Bulgaria’s National Assembly has approved the second and final reading of legislation on the introduction of the euro, as well

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Bulgaria 

World Bank: Bulgarian economic growth expected to pick up in 2024-2025

April 13, 2024April 13, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, World Bank

The Bulgarian economy’s growth is expected to pickup in 2024-2025 with the expected recovery in the euro zone, the World

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Business 

Bulgaria’s central bank approves designs of country’s future euro coins

February 12, 2024February 12, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has completed the process of coordinating and approving the design of the Bulgarian euro coins, the

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Bulgaria 

Netherlands PM optimistic about Bulgaria’s entry to ‘land Schengen’ by end-2024

February 8, 2024February 8, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, Schengen

The Prime Minister of the Netherlands, Mark Rutte, said on February 8 that he would optimistic that Bulgaria’s land borders

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian MPs amend central bank law as euro zone preparation

February 1, 2024February 1, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

Bulgaria’s National Assembly passed at second reading on February 1 a bill amending the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) Act in

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Bulgaria 

In European Parliament, Bulgarian PM makes case for Schengen, euro zone accession

November 22, 2023November 22, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, Nikolai Denkov, Russia, Schengen, Ukraine

Addressing a This is Europe debate in the European Parliament on November 22, Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov underlined that

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Business 

Fitch keeps Bulgaria’s credit rating unchanged on euro zone prospects

October 28, 2023October 28, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s prospective admission into the euro area remains the main reason Fitch Ratings continues to maintain the country’s long-term foreign

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian PM: Fears being deliberately planted against the euro are largely unfounded

August 7, 2023August 7, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, Russia, Ukraine

The fears that are deliberately planted against the euro are largely unfounded, Bulgarian Prime Minister Nikolai Denkov said on August

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Business 

Analysts: Bulgaria adopting the euro will not have serious inflationary effects

August 5, 2023August 5, 2023 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone

The introduction of the euro in Bulgaria will not lead to serious overall inflationary effects, according to leading economists and

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