Bulgaria’s Eurozone entry expected to boost confidence, stability, and credit ratings

Magda Gheorghiță

(8 Jul 2025) RESTRICTION SUMMARY: ASSOCIATED PRESS Sofia, Bulgaria - 7 July 2025 1. Exterior view of Bulgarian National Bank. 2. Close of sign reading Bulgarian National Bank. 3. SOUNDBITE (Bulgarian): Petar Ganev, analyst, Senior Research Fellow at Institute for Market Economics: "From both a macroeconomic and household perspective, there are clear positives to be found—without indulging in fairy tales that joining the Eurozone will make us all rich overnight. That simply isn’t realistic. The