06.04.2022

The regular IMF staff visit to Bulgaria has kicked off. The introductory meeting was hosted by the Deputy Prime Minister for EU Funds and Minister of Finance Assen Vassilev.

The IMF team, headed by Mr. Jean-Francois Dauphin, will have consultations and meetings until 15 April 2022 in order to make the annual review of the Bulgarian economy, the so-called Article IV consultations.

The mission will discuss the trends and the risks with regard to the inflation processes, the war in Ukraine, the competitiveness and labour market developments, the key priorities of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, etc.