Bulgaria

The immediate crisis risks facing the Central and Eastern European (CEE) banking sector in Q408 have subsided markedly through H109, with the stabilisation of global credit markets... 2009-06-01

Just after midnight on November 10, ratings agency Fitch downgraded its sovereign ratings for Bulgaria ('BBB-'), Hungary ('BBB'), Kazakhstan ('BBB-') and Romania ('BB+'), while... 2008-11-10

On the back of the EUR20bn IMF-led bail-out package for Hungary, announced on October 28, the European Union has significantly stepped up its level of support for member-states... 2008-10-29

BMI View: While we continue to believe in the potential for long-term convergence in Bulgarian asset valuations with those of Western Europe, a bubble could well be about to burst... 2008-08-05

The macroeconomic challenges we highlighted in our last quarterly Emerging Europe sovereign risk ratings update have escalated further in the second quarter, with little sign of easing... 2008-07-17

Foreign direct investment flows to Bulgaria have been less impressive over the first four months of 2008, potentially confirming our view that there will be a deterioration in investment... 2008-07-11

We believe that although the risks to the continuity of Bulgaria's fixed exchange rate regime have elevated recently, the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) is likely to maintain the lev's... 2008-07-03