Balgarianovinite.com Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Galab Donev and International Monetary Fund (IMF) Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva discussed economic and financial matters in Varna (on the Black Sea) on Friday during a regular meeting of the Dutch-Belgian Constituency at the IMF and the Netherlands Constituency at the World Bank, the Finance Ministry reported. Donev and Georgieva agreed that geopolitical risks, climate challenges, and the accelerated adoption of technology are shaping a new reality in which policies must be both more flexible and more decisive, and in order to protect economies from external shocks, investments must be made in diversifying sources, resilient infrastructure, and closer cooperation among reliable partners.
Donev also briefed the IMF Managing Director on the Bulgarian government’s priorities and the outlook for the country’s fiscal policy. He noted that active work is currently underway to finalize the draft 2026 state budget. A process of fiscal consolidation has also been launched to bring Bulgaria back within the reference limits of the Stability and Growth Pact and ensure the long-term sustainability of its public finances.
Later on Friday, Donev held a meeting with IMF Mission Chief for Bulgaria Fabian Bornhorst. They exchanged views on the measures and policies that the Government is planning and implementing in the financial and economic spheres. The upcoming visits by the IMF mission to Bulgaria were also discussed, the Finance Ministry reported. Finance Minister Meets with IMF Managing Director Georgieva, IMF Mission Chief for Bulgaria Bornhorst 2026 THE NEWS FROM BULGARIA – NEWS AGENCY 2009-2025 2026-06-19 15:11:38 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