In remarks at the opening of the Investor Day stock exchange forum, Bulgaria’s Finance Minister Temenuzhka Petkova positioned capital market development as a priority for financing the real economy, noting that the European Commission is working with Member States on the topic and that Bulgaria is actively involved. She linked efforts to improve EU competitiveness to reducing the administrative burden for small and medium-sized enterprises and simplifying the regulatory framework, while maintaining investor protection. Petkova also framed the forum against Bulgaria’s push for euro area membership, confirming that the country has been meeting the price stability criterion since the start of 2025 and expressing an expectation of positive conclusions to support accession from 1 January 2026. She described Investor Day as a platform connecting Bulgarian companies with leading private and institutional investors and as a venue for discussing financing options in a dynamic market environment.

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