Bulgarian Stock Exchange

Bulgarian Stock Exchange
Българска фондова борса
TypeStock Exchange
LocationSofia, Bulgaria
Founded1991
OwnerMinistry of Finance (50.5%)
Public companies (49.5%)
Market cap28.35 billion BGN (2020)
IndicesSOFIX
BG40
BGTR30
BGREIT
Websitewww.bse-sofia.bg

The Bulgarian Stock Exchange (Bulgarian: Българска фондова борса, Romanized: Bulgarska fondova borsa), or BSE, is the sole licensed and operating stock exchange in Bulgaria. It was founded on 10 October 1991.

The bull statue in front of the BSE building in Sofia

As of 2020, the BSE is 50.5% owned by the Bulgarian government, which is actively seeking potential investors, some of them being the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, Athens Stock Exchange, OMX, and the Prague Stock Exchange.

The BSE is a member of the Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges.[citation needed]