As expected, in the first hours of the New Year payments in Bulgaria were made in cash only, as banks across the country spent several hours adjusting their systems to the new currency. BNT reporters followed how the transition to the euro unfolded.
The most eager customers queued at...
The first successful cash withdrawal in euros was recorded at 00:00:20 on January 1, BORICA AD has announced. The transaction was made at an ATM in the Sunny Beach resort.
At 00:03:00, the...
From today, January 1, goods and services in Bulgaria can be paid for in euros as well as in levs (BGN). Prices for all products must be displayed in both currencies until 8 August this year....
After 145 years in circulation, Bulgaria’s national currency, the lev, is set to retire. But how did it come into existence, what trials has it faced, and which personalities are linked to...