BDB - Bulgarian Development Bank

The Commission extends to BDB a EUR 125 m guarantee

BDB and EIB sign EUR 175 million financing agreement to support small and medium-sized businesses

Loans are being negotiated for six more Bulgarian companies worth around BGN 10 million.

Iliya Karanikolov, Chairman of the Management Board and Executive Director of the Bulgarian Development Bank: The European Commission trusted the BDB

Bulgarian Development Bank has a new composition of its Supervisory Board

Its capital of BGN 1.2 billion has been multiplied many times, leading to the provision and granting of financing for the Bulgarian business, including under special government mandates, in the amount of BGN 7.4 billion.

Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB) is a credit institution 100%-owned by the Bulgarian state. It was established in 1999 as the Encouragement Bank with main focus to support small and medium-sized enterprises. BDB is among the top four Bulgarian banks in terms of credit rating, rated "BBB" with a positive outlook by Fitch Ratings. It is the only Bulgarian bank to provide direct financing as well as financing via other credit institutions.

Our mission

We provide financing and professional consulting to support the industrial growth of the Bulgarian economy

Our focus

We invest in key sectors of the economy: energy efficiency, infrastructure, agriculture, urban development, exports

Our group

We are a full-fledged banking group offering a full range of financial services and support the business at every stage of development

What do you need?

Take advantage of current financing opportunities for your small or medium business. Select the program and we will direct you to the appropriate company

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Phone number

+359 2 9306333

Products and Solutions

Program for technological modernization of SMEs

For companies with projects under the “Smart Industry” component

Green Energy Financing

Financing for small-scale PV systems that have a capacity of less than 1 MW/p

Financing of start-ups

Support for entrepreneurs without a credit history

Why choose us?

BDB is among the top four Bulgarian banks in terms of credit rating, rated "BBB" with a positive outlook by Fitch Ratings.

25

Years of Experience

27333

Supported Companies

7.4

Billion leva in corporate loans

22

International Partners

News

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Sofia Kasidova: Achieving climate neutrality will require an unprecedented level of investments

A major focus in the work of the European ID-E platform is currently the identification of obstacles to the financing of...

See more ➔ 08.03.2024

Ivan Tserovski attended the forum “Attracting investments and financing – opportunities for the municipalities”

“For its quarter-century experience, the Bulgarian Development Bank has supported more than 26 thousand companies for a...

See more ➔ 21.02.2024

Tsanko Arabadjiev: BDB’s goal is to provide access to green financing for small and medium-sized businesses

The main problems facing the green transformation are the lack of green projects and access to funding.

See more ➔ 22.06.2023