Podcast in English
Text size
Bulgarian National Radio © 2025 All Rights Reserved

Bulgaria hopes to enter Eurozone waiting room by July

Photo: BTA

Bulgaria’s Development Bank will finance up to 70% of the capital increase of First Investment Bank, the Bulgarian cabinet decided. The acquisition of shares in FiBank is extremely important for Bulgaria on its path to the Eurozone, Premier Borissov explained. The capital shortfall in FiBank was seen during a stress test of the European Central Bank when Sofia applied to join the Eurozone waiting room (ERM 2). Later, Fibank will buy off its shares from the state and pay interest for the credit, Premier Borissov contends. The aim of the operation is to help Bulgaria join ERM 2 by July this year, Boyko Borissov said further.




Последвайте ни и в Google News Showcase, за да научите най-важното от деня!
Listen to the daily news from Bulgaria presented in "Bulgaria Today" podcast, available in Spotify.

More from category

Warming continues on Thursday

On Thursday , the lowest temperatures will range from 6°C to 11°C, for Sofia around 10°C. It will be mostly sunny during the day. In the afternoon, there will be temporary increases in cloud cover over the mountainous regions in the western half..

published on 4/16/25 6:30 PM

Animal cruelty to be punished more severely in Bulgaria

The Council of Ministers has approved and submitted to Parliament for debate amendments to the Criminal Code that increase the penalties for torturing animals and add new, more severe punishments if what is done is filmed for distribution.  If..

published on 4/16/25 5:59 PM

Cabinet seeks renegotiation of RRP, sends letter to EU Commission

The Bulgarian government today approved and submitted to the European Commission a request to amend the National Recovery and Resilience Plan. The renegotiation of the plan has been highlighted as a priority for the government of Rosen Zhelyazkov. The..

published on 4/16/25 5:28 PM