Bulgaria: 2025 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Staff Supplement
IMF Staff Country Reports, November 24, 2025
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Bibliographic details
- Published: November 24, 2025
- Series: IMF Staff Country Reports
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229031165.002
Summary and key messages
- Bulgaria is approaching a major milestone with the adoption of the euro in January 2026.
- Euro area accession provides a near-term boost to the outlook and offers an opportunity to:
- reinforce institutions,
- bolster policy credibility,
- raise medium-term growth.
- Political context: a minority government is in place since January 2025, following the seventh parliamentary election in four years.
- Policy developments: the 2025 budget has been approved, the EU Recovery and Resilience Plan (RRP) has been renegotiated, and euro adoption is advancing.
Economic subjects and focus areas
- Subject: Credit, Income, Labor, Labor markets, Money, National accounts, Wages
- Keywords: Credit, currency of Bulgaria, currency practice, draft budget, Eastern Europe, Europe, Global, HICP headline inflation, Income, Labor markets, south-eastern Europe, staff report, Wages
Publication and document specifics
- Publication title: Bulgaria: 2025 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Staff Supplement
- Publication date: November 24, 2025
- Series: Country Report No. 2025/306
- Volume: 2025
- Issue: 306
- Pages: 66
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.5089/9798229031165.002
- Stock No: 1BGREA2025001
- ISBN: 9798229031165
- ISSN: 1934-7685
International Monetary Fund. Bulgaria: 2025 Article IV Consultation-Press Release; Staff Report; and Staff Supplement (Country Report No. 2025/306), November 24, 2025.
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