The National Bank of Bulgaria’s Governing Council adopted amendments to its ordinance governing balance of payments, international investment position and securities statistics reporting, with the updated requirements entering into force on 1 April 2026. The changes streamline reporting by removing certain quarterly submissions, introducing a new annual form for reporting eligible foreign accounts, and tightening electronic-only filing requirements. Quarterly reporting remains unchanged for balances and operations on accounts opened abroad under a fund management contract, including cash-pool and treasury accounts. Quarterly reporting for other accounts abroad with banks, payment institutions and electronic money institutions is abolished and replaced with a new annual statistical form where the total year-end balance of such accounts is at least EUR 25 000 (or foreign-currency equivalent). For direct investments abroad, paper submission of reporting forms is discontinued in favour of electronic-only submission, and electronic filing of declaration forms becomes mandatory where a reporting unit has more than five transactions of the same type.
National Bank of Bulgaria 2026-03-11
National Bank of Bulgaria amends external statistics reporting rules to cut quarterly filings and mandate electronic submission
The National Bank of Bulgaria's Governing Council amended its ordinance on balance of payments, international investment position, and securities statistics reporting, effective 1 April 2026. Changes include removing certain quarterly submissions, introducing a new annual form for foreign accounts with balances of at least EUR 25,000, and mandatory electronic filing for direct investment reports. Quarterly reporting remains for accounts under fund management contracts, while paper submissions are discontinued.