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The EIB Investment Survey 2020 - Bulgaria overview


The EIB Investment Survey gathers unique insights on the corporate investment landscape in the European Union. It is an essential tool that outlines companies' needs for finance and the constraints that prevent them from making investments. The 2020 edition shows the effects of the COVID-19 crisis on companies’ investment plans and highlights how European firms are investing in digital technology. Another focus is dedicated to how businesses will handle climate change and the transition to a low-carbon future. The survey is based on 12 000 companies across the 27 European Union countries, and includes a benchmark sample in the United Kingdom and United States.

This overview provides the 2020 results for Bulgaria  here.

The EIB Group supports projects that reduce disparities in regional development, strengthen economic competitiveness and improve the living standards of people in Bulgaria.

  • EIB Group (EIB and EIF) operations in 2020 supported EUR 443 million of investment in Bulgaria
  • EIB Group support in Bulgaria represented 0.75% of the country’s GDP (ranked nineth among the EU Member States)
  • Thanks to the European Fund for Strategic Investments (EFSI) – a core part of the Investment Plan for Europe – EUR 4.7 billion of new investments are expected to be mobilised in Bulgaria.