Euro Adoption in Bulgaria: Key Payment Changes and Consumer Advice for the Start of 2026
Starting January 1, 2026, consumers in Bulgaria will need to pay extra attention to receipts, as the total amount will now be listed first in euros
Alpha Bank will reportedly sell 30% in its Eastern European units to European Bank for Reconstruction and Development.
Alpha Bank plans to separate its units in Romania, Ukraine, Serbia, Bulgaria, Albania and Macedonia from their Greek parent and place them into a holding company in which the EBRD would buy a stake, Athens-based Real News reported on Sunday, as cited by Bloomberg.
The Greek newspaper has not revealed how it received the information.
The official website dedicated to Bulgaria’s transition to the euro, evroto.bg, has published the full set of information materials used during the national awareness campaign
Economist Dimitar Sabev, from the Institute for Economic Research at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, has assessed the draft budget and broader economic situation in Bulgaria
As Bulgaria prepares to join the eurozone, many people who have been collecting coins from daily change may be wondering what to do with their small change
Economist Georgi Ganev has warned that Bulgaria’s forthcoming budget is likely to leave the country poorer than it could be, emphasizing that the process lacks genuine dialogue
From January 1, 2026, Bulgaria will officially become part of the eurozone, and the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) will join the Eurosystem's joint production pool for euro banknotes
The Bulgarian government under Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov says the country is fully prepared for the switch from the lev to the euro on 1 January 2026, having finalised key legislative and operational steps.
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