The European Investment Bank Group (EIB Group) said on Friday that it has signed a securisation agreement with Allianz Bank Bulgaria to make available around 340 million euro ($394.3 million) to Bulgarian small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and mid-cap companies.
Bulgaria's economic output grew by an annual 3.1% in the first quarter of 2026, the statistical office said on Friday.
Bulgaria's retail sales at constant prices, excluding motor vehicles and motorcycles, increased by 7.4% on the year in April, driven by higher sales across all monitored groups, the statistical office said on Friday, citing preliminary data.
Bulgaria’s Financial Supervision Commission (FSC) said it approved a prospectus for the admission to trading on the regulated market of a 15 million euro ($17.4 million) eight-year bond issued by local diversified group Phoenix Capital Holding.
Bulgarian pharmaceuticals maker Sopharma said on Friday that it has sold 604,000 own shares for a total of 1.15 million euro ($1.3 million).