Balgarianovinite.com As of January 23, 2026, the total volume of lev banknotes and coins in circulation amounts to BGN 10.1 billion, representing 67% of the money supply at the beginning of 2025, the Bulgarian National Bank said on Friday. The bank added that the process of exchanging lev banknotes and coins for euros is carried out in accordance with the existing regulatory framework and the approved operational plans.
At the end of last week, lev money supply withdrawn from circulation stood at 58%.
The pace of lev withdrawal is in line with forecasts, with expectations that by mid-2026 around and above 90% of the value of Bulgarian banknotes that were in circulation at the beginning of 2025 will be exchanged into euros. As for Bulgarian coins, this percentage is expected to be around and above 60%.
The supply of euro banknotes and euro coins to credit institutions is carried out according to approved schedules and procedures. At present, euro banknotes and euro coins with a total value exceeding EUR 5.3 billion have been put into circulation, ensuring the normal functioning of the payment system and meeting the needs of the economy and the population. At the end of last week, the total amount of euros in circulation stood at 4.3 billion.
The Bulgarian National Bank exchanges lev banknotes and coins into euros free of charge, in unlimited quantities, and without any time limit, at the official exchange rate.
In order to ensure access to the exchange service, the cash desks of the Bulgarian National Bank and the territorial offices of Cash Services Company AD will continue to operate on Saturdays and will carry out the exchange of levs into euros on January 24 and 31, 2026. On Saturdays during the month, branches and offices designated by commercial banks will also be open. 67% of Lev Money Supply Withdrawn from Circulation 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-01-23 19:54:13 Latest news World news Country news Most important news latest news most important latest of the day Justice Petar Nizamov Feathers Petar Nizamov- Feathers Justice bg iustitia.bg iustitia iusticia usticia investigation Burgas Bulgaria news news of the last hour news of the day news of today Bulgaria news The news from Bulgaria blitz news top news most important most commented latest news Boyko Borisov news weather coronavirus news news weather facebook youtube facebook instagram news today news of the last minutes news today today news news bg news leading news hot news bg news site for news all news news bg news of the last hour latest latest news bg news of today news today news today news of the last hour latest news today news bg news news 24 hours news vesti bg novini news world bird bg bivol bg bivol trud bg novini latest news today novinite bg news hello bulgaria political party coat of arms delyan peevski scandalous Bulgarian National Television Free Europe Television scandal exclusive live tv live right now tv tv online tv program bg live now tv news online tv online live court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas court Burgas district court Burgas district court Burgas appellate court Burgas prosecutor Burgas prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Burgas district prosecutor’s office Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev Prosecutor Geshev Tsatsarov Ministry of Internal Affairs Burgas ODMR Burgas ODPR Burgas police Burgas district police Burgas prosecutor Tsatsarov SGS cases Varna court chairman of the SGS court decisions on civil cases decisions on cases Plovdiv court decision of the court decisions cases Varna court criminal cases district district court decisions work in the court SGS chairman of the SGS judges Sofia court post judges Plovdiv court Plovdiv judges Plovdiv Supreme Court Inspectorate Supreme Court Supreme Judicial Council lawyer lawyer criminal cases lawyer civil cases lawyer marriage cases lawyer administrative criminal law criminal process civil law civil process administrative law constitutional law
