The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) lowers the main interest rate to 3.79% in January 1, 2024, BTA has reported. This is the first cut in the key rate since October 2022, albeit by just 0.01% from December's level. In November, the main interest rate was..
The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) has raised from May 1 the main interest rate to 2.77 percent from 2.47% in April. More than once, the Bulgarian National Bank has warned that the credit expansion in the country may worsen the portfolio in the banking..
In 2023 interest on home loans could go up by up to 5%, on consumer loans – by up to 10%, financiers say, citing the policies of the European Central Bank and the US Federal Reserve for harnessing inflation. The rise in interest rates has..
Despite rising inflation, banks expect low interest rates to remain in the medium term , said Tsvetanka Mincheva, head of one of the largest banks in Bulgaria. According to her, the pressure of rising prices provokes people to look for alternative..
Bulgaria’s commercial banks are less interested in attracting new deposits, banking expert Victor Yotsov told the Bulgarian National Radio. In Mr Yotsov’s words, the Bulgarian National Bank may reduce its interest rate on deposits even further and the..
Recently, the Bulgarian National Bank reduced the basic interest rate to 0%. This move, however, will not influence significantly the interest rates on bank credits. BNB is basically following the monetary policy line of the European Central..