NEWS +
-
Bulgarian National Bank Approves Term Extension in Moratorium on Loan Payments Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
Sofia, July 15 (BTA) - The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) announced on Wednesday that it has approved the extension of terms in the moratorium on payments. The revisions are related to extending the deadlines for bank clients to apply for postponement of payments and their app...
-
Bulgarian National Bank Approves Term Extension in Moratorium on Loan Payments Due to COVID-19 Pandemic
July 15 (BTA) - The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) announced on Wednesday that it has approved the extension of terms in the moratorium on payments. The revisions are related to extending the deadlines for bank clients to apply for postponement of payments and their approval by...
-
Compulsory Intervention Rates Established for Bulgarian Lev After ERM II Entry
July 13 (BTA ) - The European Central Bank said on Monday that compulsory intrvention rates have been established for the Bulgarian lev, following its inclusion in the Exchange Rate Mechanism II effective from July 13. The rates have been set in accord with the Bulgarian Natio...
-
January-May Exports Down By 8.9% Y-Y
July 13 (BTA) - In January-May, the exports of goods from Bulgaria to third countries decreased by 8.9 per cent compared to a year earlier and amounted to 7,511.4 million leva, the National Statistical Institute said on Monday.
-
Five Bulgarian Universities Already Partners in European Universities Consortia
Sofia, July 9 (BTA) - Five Bulgarian universities are already partners in the European Universities consortia approved by the European Commission. These include St. Kliment Ohridski University of Sofia, the Technical University in Sofia, the University of National and World Ec...
-
European Investment Bank to Support Project Preparation for Building Children's Hospital in Bourgas
July 7 (BTA) - The European Investment Bank (EIB), funded by the European Investment Advisory Hub (EIAH), will provide support to the Black Sea municipality of Bourgas, Bulgaria to facilitate project preparation for the construction of a children's hospital, the EIB reported on J...
-
National Economy: Latest Data
July 6 (BTA) - The National Statistical Institute on Monday published wide-ranging data on the Bulgarian economy for the first few months of 2020. The report includes information on the country's gross domestic product, current account, foreign trade, industrial production, consu...
-
Road Infrastructure Agency to Invest Nearly Lv 2 Mln in Archaeological Research on Hemus Motorway Route
July 2 (BTA) - Nearly 2 million leva will be invested in archeological excavations along the Hemus motorway, the Road Infrastructure Agency (RIA) said on Thursday. Under a framework agreement between RIA and the National Archaeological Museum with the Bulgarian Academy of Science...
-
Finance Ministry Analysis Shows Impact on Pandemic on Bulgarian Economy
Sofia, June 30 (BTA) - An overview of the Bulgarian economy for June prepared by the Finance Ministry shows the impact of the coronavirus pandemic. The overview is based on statistics available as of June 16 and was published on Tuesday. Bulgaria introduced a coronavirus stat...
-
Innovation Activity of Enterprises Increases by 2.9 Percentage Points to 30.1 Per Cent in 2016-2018 - Official Statistic...
June 30 (BTA) - During the period 2016-2018, 30.1 per cent of the enterprises with ten or more persons employed carried out an innovation activity. Compared to the previous innovation survey (2014-2016) the innovation activity increased by 2.9 percentage points, from 27.2 per cen...
-
Business Climate Improves in June
June 29 (BTA) - The business climate in Bulgaria improved in June 2020, compared with the previous month, the National Statistical Institute reported on Monday.
-
Exacta Poll: Bulgarians' Approval of EU Unchanged, Approval of NATO Rises
Sofia, June 26 (BTA) - The Bulgarians' approval of the EU has remained unchanged, while approval of NATO has increased so far this year, said Exacta Research Group, quoting findings of a nationally representative poll taken on June 6-13. The face-to-face quota sample comp...
-
WizzAir Bases Third Aircraft in Seaside City of Varna
Sofia, June 26 (BTA) - As of July 24, WizzAir bases a third aircraft, an Airbus A310, in Varna (on the Black Sea), the budget airline said in a press release. Thanks to the new addition, WizzAir will be able to offer eight new service from Varna: to Athens, Barcelona, Brussels...
-
COVID-19 Crisis Ended Several Years of Record-High Labour Market Performance - Bulgarian Industrial Association
Sofia, June 25 (BTA) - Radosvet Radev, President of the Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA), said the situation caused by COVID-19 put an end to the record-high performance of the labour market in Bulgaria in recent years. He addressed a virtual HR conference on "Re:Start H...
-
Number of Students Serving as Volunteers with Sofia's Drug Addiction Prevention Centre Doubles in 2020
June 25 (BTA) - Over 100 pupils and students serve as ambassadors and mediators with the Drug Addiction Prevention and Information Centre in Sofia, which is two-fold more compared to their number in 2019, the Centre said Thursday. With the help of these volunteers, the Cent...
-
Prosecution to Review All Bee Poisonings Alerts in Pleven Region Since 2018
June 23 (BTA) - The Appellate Prosecution in Veliko Turnovo, North Central Bulgaria, has ordered a review of all alerts submitted by beekeepers in connection with mass poisonings of bee colonies in the region of Pleven between 2018 and 2020. So far no pretrial proceedings have be...
-
222 Contracts Worth Lv 3.7-Plus Bln Implemented Under OP Environment
June 22 (BTA) - By the end of June, 56 procedures, worth a total of 4.3 billion leva, were announced under the Operational Programme Environment 2014-2020, the Environment and Waters Ministry said on Monday. This accounts for 124 per cent of the programme's budget. In order...
-
Eurostat: Threefold Difference Between Price Levels in Bulgaria and Denmark
June 19 (BTA) - According to a Eurostat publication on Friday, price levels for consumer goods and services differed widely in the European Union. Denmark (141 per cent of the EU average) had the highest price level, followed by Ireland (134per cent), Luxembourg (131 per ...
-
Arable Land Averages 10,530 Lv/Ha in 2019
Sofia, June 19 (BTA) - In 2019, the average price per hectare of arable land reached 10,530 leva, which was 7.4 per cent higher compared with 2018, the National Statistical Institute said on Friday. The average price of transactions in arable land between physical and legal p...
-
Total of 102,808 Applications for Direct Payments Submitted within 2020 Campaign
Sofia, June 16 (BTA) - A total of 102,808 applications were submitted within the 2020 campaign for direct payments to farmers by the deadline of June 15, 2020, the Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Forestry said Tuesday. A total of 63,451 farmers applied with 3,883,961 ha of l...
Weather for 24 November 2024
Currency Rates
EUR 1.9558
USD 1.724
CHF 1.8657