Bulgaria’s entry into the eurozone may not occur on January 1, 2026, as hoped, but rather in early 2027 or even later, according to Simeon Dyankov, a former finance minister and current member of the Fiscal Council. In an interview with Bulgarian National Radio, Dyankov explained that mid-year entry was not feasible due to the…
The Cabinet of Ministers is pressing ahead with its deregulation reform. At a meeting on April 8, the Government adopted a series of decisions, abolishing over 200 instruments of state regulation. “Business deregulation is a key focus of our economic policy. Today, the Government has abolished more than 200 instruments at once – permits, certificates,…
Property prices in Bulgaria have risen by approximately 6% since the beginning of 2025, driven by ongoing market growth and expectations surrounding the country’s accession to the eurozone. A key characteristic of Bulgaria’s real estate sector over the past decade is that more than 70% of transactions have been completed with cash payments. This is…
Over the past week, within the framework of the Government’s Affordable Loans at 5-7-9% programme, entrepreneurs received 331 preferential loans from authorised banks totalling UAH 2.2 billion, including 67 loans from state-owned banks amounting to UAH 0.5 billion. During the period of martial law in Ukraine, 75,968 loans have been issued for UAH 297.3 billion…
Lithuania and Estonia have been denied EU funding for their proposed “drone wall” project to protect their borders, the Lithuanian Interior Ministry has said. “Estonian and Lithuanian border authorities had submitted a joint application for EU funding to develop a so-called “drone wall” along the border, but the project was not granted funding,” the ministry…
Real estate prices in Bulgaria continue to climb, according to property brokers, with experts predicting that the trend will persist in the coming years. Housing prices are expected to be significantly higher in five years than they are currently. The main driver of this price increase is the fact that property prices in Bulgaria are…
On April 3, in Kyiv, the Minister of Finance of Ukraine Sergii Marchenko and the Government Commissioner for Public Debt Management Yuriy Butsa met with the Vice President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Matteo Patrone, Managing Director for Ukraine and Moldova Arvid Tuerkner and other representatives of the Bank. The parties…