NEWS+
Купуването и продаването на гласове са престъпления!9asd-
May Sees 0.3% Deflation
June 15 (BTA) - May saw a 0.3 per cent deflation from a month earlier, the National Statistical Institute reported on Monday.
-
COVID-19 Crisis Increases Risk of Child Labour, Warns International Labour Organization
June 12 (BTA) - The World Day Against Child Labour, 2020, observed on June 12, focuses on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic crisis on child labour. According to the International Labour Organization (ILO), the crisis could push millions of vulnerable children into child labour ...
-
In January-April 2020, Bulgarian Exports Down 4.8 Per Cent, Imports Down 8.5 Per Cent, Year on Year
June 11 (BTA) - In the January-April 2020 period, Bulgaria exported goods valued at 18,008.2 million leva, which was 4.8 per cent less than for the same period of 2019. In April 2020 alone, exports of goods totalled 3,769.0 million leva, down by 19.5 per cent from April 2019, acc...
-
April 2020 Overnight Revenues 95.5 Per cent Down, Year on Year
Sofia, June 10 (BTA) - April 2020 revenues from overnights reached 2.3 million leva, 95.5 per cent less than in April 2019. A drop of revenue was registered from overnights logged by both foreigners (by 96.4 per cent) and Bulgarians (by 94.4 per cent), the National Statistical...
-
Fund of Funds, Financial Intermediary Sign Agreement on Management of BGN 38 Million for Start-Ups, Accelerators
June 9 (BTA) - The Fund Manager of Financial Instruments in Bulgaria, also known as the Fund of Funds, has signed an agreement with the selected financial intermediary on the management of a new accelerators and start-ups fund of 38 million leva. The bulk of the resource, 35.6 mi...
-
Wholesale Food Prices Index Goes Down by 1.36%
June 7 (BTA) - The index of wholesale food prices fell down by 1.36 per cent to 1.545 points this past week, the State Commission on Commodity Exchanges and Wholesale Markets said on Sunday. The index's baseline of 1 point was established in 2005. The wholesale price of hot...
-
PM Calls for Replacement of Energy Regulator as It Offers Explanation for Central Heating Price in Autumn and Winter ...
Sofia, June 4 (BTA) - The Chairman of the Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC), Ivan Ivanov, said on Thursday that the average price of central heating in Bulgaria this coming autumn and winter will be 14 per cent lower than the price in the last heating season. Ivano...
-
GDP Per Person Employed in January-March 2020 Up by 2.5 Per Cent from Previous Quarter
June 4 (BTA) - According to preliminary data released by the National Statistical Institute on Thursday, the gross domestic product per person employed in Bulgaria increased by 2.5 per cent in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the same quarter of 2019. In January-March 202...
-
35,164 High-School Leavers Sit for Second Matriculation Exam in 13 Subjects
Sofia, June 3 (BTA) - A total of 35,164 high-school leavers countrywide Wednesday sat for the second compulsory matriculation examination, which is in a subject of their choice, Bulgaria's Ministry of Education and Science said in a press release. The examinees had 13 sub...
-
Atanas Bobokov Resigns as CEO to Monbat Group Following Illegal Waste Import Charge
Sofia, June 3 (BTA) - Atanas Bobokov resigned from his position of CEO to Monbat Group, the Bulgarian Stock Exchange said on Wednesday. ''In order to preserve the stability of the company I represent, Monbat Group, and the trust of investors built over the years, I h...
-
Sofia Is Reconsidering The Way It Develops
Sofia, June 2 (BTA) - Sofia is reconsidering the way it develops. Proposals are put down in a 30-year strategy entitled Vision for Sofia, prepared by a multidisciplinary team after tens of studies, analyses and discussions held over two years with the participation of over 10,...
-
Sofia Is Reconsidering The Way It Develops
June 2 (BTA) - Sofia is reconsidering the way it develops. Proposals are put down in a 30-year strategy entitled Vision for Sofia, prepared by a multidisciplinary team after tens of studies, analyses and discussions held over two years with the participation of over 10,000 expert...
-
Regulator Lowers Natural Gas Price by 9% in June
Sofia, June 1 (BTA) - In June, the price of natural gas will be set at 20.33 lv/MWh (exclusive of access and transmission fees, excise and VAT tax) which is lower by 9 per cent (2.02 lv/MW/h) from May, said Energy and Water Regulatory Commission Chair Ivan Ivanov on Monday. He...
-
Under 10% of Hotels, Restaurants in Bansko Are Open, No Bookings Made, Local Businesses Say
Blagoevgrad, Western Bulgaria, May 31 (BTA) - Under 10 per cent of hotels and restaurants in the Bansko mountain resort are open, and no bookings have been made at this stage, Malin Bistrin, head of the Union of the Tourist Industry in Bansko and Deputy Chairman of the Bulgari...
-
Gambling Commission Conducted 3,137 Checks, Imposed Lv 1.4 Mln in Sanctions, 2015-2019 - Finance Minister
Sofia, May 29 (BTA) - Between January 1, 2015 and December 31, 2019, the State Commission on Gambling (SCG) conducted 3,137 checks, drew up 350 penalty decrees and imposed pecuniary sanctions totalling 1,411,000 leva, Bulgarian Finance Minister Vladislav Goranov said, addressi...
-
General Government's Gross External Debt Decreases in End of March
May 28 (BTA) - Bulgaria's gross external debt totalled 33,495.1 million euro (51 per cent of the projected GDP) as at end-March 2020, the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) said. It decreased by 576.2 million euro (1.7 per cent) from the end of 2019 and by 738.3 million euro (2.2 per ...
-
Bulgaria Has 617 Villages with Fewer than 10 or No Residents
May 26 (BTA) - Bulgaria has 617 villages without population or with residents in the single digits, BTA found from the National Register of Populated Places of the National Statistical Institute. The data reflect the picture as at December 31, 2019.
-
Deputy PM Donchev, AmCham Webinar Discuss Bulgaria's Strategy for Exiting COVID-19 Crisis
Sofia, May 22 (BTA) - The American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria (AmCham) and Deputy Prime Minister Tomislav Donchev had a webinar Friday to discuss Bulgaria's strategy for exiting the COVID-19 crisis, AmCham reported here on Friday. The event, open only to AmCham membe...
-
Cinema Visits Down in 2019 Y/Y
May 22 (BTA) - As of December 31 2019, 160 museums registered under the Cultural Heritage Act operated in the country. Divided by thematic scope, there were 83 general museums and 77 specialized museums (including art galleries), the National Statistical Institute said on Friday....
-
Investment Fund Assets Drop by 9.3% Over First Quarter
May 21 (BTA) - At the end of March 2020, the assets managed by domestic and foreign investment funds operating in Bulgaria amount to 3,919.9 million leva, the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) informed on Thursday. Year on year, the size of these assets has dropped by 232.3 millio...
Weather for 25 February 2025
Currency Rates
EUR 1.9558
USD 1.724
CHF 1.8657