IMF raises Bulgaria’s GDP growth projections for 2025 and 2026
In its October 2025 World Economic Outlook report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has raised its projections for Bulgaria’s GDP
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Bulgaria’s consumer protection body finds 83 violations of Euro Adoption Act in a single day
Bulgaria’s Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) said on October 9 that it had found 83 violations of the Euro Adoption Act
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EC: Faster and safer instant euro payments become a reality
From October 9, sending money across the euro area will be faster and safer than ever, the European Commission (EC)
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Bulgaria and the euro: Fining of traders who break dual pricing rules begins
As of October 8, the grace period provided for in Bulgaria’s Euro Adoption Act has ended and traders who break
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Central bank will provide first euro banknotes to Bulgarian banks from November 1
From November 1, central Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) will provide the first euro banknotes to Bulgarian banks, which will then
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Bulgaria and the euro: Consumer protection body launches prices website
Bulgaria’s Consumer Protection Commission (CPC) launched on September 30 the internet portal kolkostruva.bg (from the Bulgarian “how much does it
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EBRD raises Bulgaria’s GDP growth forecast for 2025
Bulgaria’s GDP growth is expected to reach 3.2 per cent in 2025 moderating to 2.6 per cent in 2026, contingent
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Croatia’s ambassador to Bulgaria on the euro adoption experience
Croatian ambassador in Sofia Jasna Ognjanovac described in a television interview on September 24 her country’s experience of the euro
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ECB: Headline inflation in euro zone to drop to 1.7% in 2026
Headline inflation in the euro zone, as measured by the Harmonised Index of Consumer Prices (HICP), is projected to move
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