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In July 2017, the total Bulgarian business climate indicator decreases by 1.4 percentage points in comparison with June, but continued to be above to its long-term average by 7.8 percentage […]
In its July 2017 update of its world economic outlook report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised upwards its growth projections for several euro zone countries, including France, Germany, […]
Wizz Air has a new hub, at Varna Airport, and several new flight connections. This rather large expansion plan, announced in December of last year, was now implemented. A brand […]
In a second-reading vote on July 20, Bulgarian MPs rejected a proposal by Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party to halve the threshold for cash payments to 5000 leva. This […]
A communications Bulgarian-owned satellite will start broadcasting television signals to subscribers in Bulgaria and other regions in Europe within two weeks. ‘BulgariaSat-1’ was carried to space by a Falcon 9 […]
Bulgaria and Turkey have a common understanding that the development of gas transmission infrastructure, covering more Balkan countries and Europe, will ensure greater energy security on the continent, Bulgarian Prime […]
In January to May 2017, the value of all goods exported from Bulgaria added up to 20.5 billion leva, about 15.7 per cent higher than in January to May 2016, […]
Bulgaria is on the list of the fastest-growing tourist destinations in Europe. The data used for the European Travel Commission’s 2017 Travel and Trends Report cover the first four months of 2017. […]
Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) said on July 6 that the country’s three electricity distribution providers engaged in unfair trade practices by sharing client information between their distribution […]
Sticky situations can bring out the worst in people. Same goes for wine: when too hot, any flaws are more evident. Yet the wines from Balkan countries presented at Vinexpo […]
