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Bulgarian Development Bank, UniCredit BulBank Sign Agreement on Provision of Interest-free Loans to Individuals Experien...
Sofia, May 19 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB) and UniCredit BulBank signed an agreement on a guarantee programme for the provision of interest-free loans to individuals on unpaid leave and to self-employed persons, BDB said in a press release Tuesday. Applicatio...
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Bulgarian Development Bank, UniCredit BulBank Sign Agreement on Provision of Interest-free Loans to Individuals Experien...
May 19 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Development Bank (BDB) and UniCredit BulBank signed an agreement on a guarantee programme for the provision of interest-free loans to individuals on unpaid leave and to self-employed persons, BDB said in a press release Tuesday. Applications for lo...
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National Statistical Institute Reports 0.6% Deflation for April 2020
May 18 (BTA) - The inflation rate in April 2020 compared to March 2020 stands at -0.6 per cent, the National Statistical Institute said on Monday. The inflation rate since the start of the year (April 2020 compared to December 2019) is -0.3 per cent, and the annual inflation (...
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Press - Review
Sofia, May 18 (BTA) - POLITICS Standart quotes Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Krassimir Karakachanov as telling Nova TV in an interview that Bulgaria's hospitals were prepared in advance for the COVID-19 pandemic, adding that thanks to the proper measures t...
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Employment Agency Reports Nearly 9% Unemployment in April
May 15 (BTA) - The level of registered unemployment in the country in April was 8.9 per cent, according to the administrative statistics of the Employment Agency released here on Friday.
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EBRD Projects 4% Economic Growth in Bulgaria Next Year after 5% Drop in 2020
Мay 13 (BTA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) projects that Bulgaria's economy will contract by 5 per cent this year due to the coronavirus pancemic's impact and will rebound with 4 per cent in 2021, shows the Bank's latest Regional Economic Prospects...
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Bulgaria's Electricity Production Down 10.69 Per Cent in January-May 2020, Year on Year
May 12 (BTA) - Between January 1 and May 10, 2020, Bulgaria produced 15,517,362 MWh of electricity, down by 10.69 per cent from the 17,373,838 MWh produced in the like period of 2019, the Electricity System Operator (ESO) reported on its website. Year on year, domestic electri...
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Energy Regulator Approves Natural Gas Price Reduction of Over 34% for August, September 2019
Sofia, May 11 (BTA) - The Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) announced here on Monday that it has confirmed changes in the price of natural gas for the months of August and September 2019. The natural gas price for the period of August 5 - 31 is 34.79 per cent lower...
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President Radev and PM Borissov Have Equal Approval Ratings - Alpha Research Poll
Sofia, May 11 (BTA) - President President Rumen Radev and Prime Minister have equal approval ratings, which happens for the first time since Radev took office in 2017, according to a nationally representative poll by Alpha Research. The poll was conducted among 1,000 adults by...
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Keeping Staff Is Biggest Difficulty to Businesses during Crisis - Survey
May 11 (BTA) - Payment of salaries and social security of employees is the biggest difficulty to businesses during the ongoing crisis, according to the findings of an online survey of the Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA). The poll was conducted among 584 owners and managers...
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Bulgarian Psychotherapy In a Time of Pandemic
May 7 (Desislava Toncheva, BTA) - The unfolding of the coronavirus pandemic in recent months has completely reshaped public life and affected people in every aspect of their existence, from their physical wellbeing, to their social interactions and economic situation, psychothera...
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European Commission: Bulgarian Economy Expected to Contract by 7.2% in 2020, Grow by 6% in 2021
May 6 (BTA Correspondent Nikolay Jeliazkov) - Bulgaria's real GDP is projected to contract by over 7 per cent in 2020, largely due to the adverse impact of measures taken to contain the spread of the pandemic following the declaration of a state of emergency on 13 March 2020...
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Alpha Research Surveys COVID-19 Crisis Impact on Bulgarian Business
May 4 (BTA) - The Alpha Research polling agency conducted the first complex parallel survey among businesses and citizens between April 13-23 on the impact of the coronavirus epidemic. Below are the findings of the second part of the poll which focuses on business. The survey ...
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More IVF Babies Born in Bulgaria
May 4 (BTA) - The number of IVF babies born in Bulgaria is rising, according to Hospital Index, a joint initiative of Gallup International and clinica.bg.
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470-Plus Projects Approved within Clean Environment National Campaign
Sofia, May 4 (BTA) - A total of 474 projects of local governments, schools and kindergartens have been approved in a competition within an annual campaign for clean environment, the Environment Ministry said on Monday. The 17th edition of the campaign is organized by the Envi...
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April Surplus under Consolidated Fiscal Programme Forecastat 1.4% of Projected GDP
May 2 (BTA) - According to preliminary data and estimates as at April 2020, the surplus under the Consolidated Fiscal Programme (CFP) will amount to 1,587.1 million leva (1.4 per cent of the projected GDP), the Bulgarian Finance Ministry said. In comparison, the same period of 20...
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Manufacturing Prices Down by 2.6% in March Reports National Statistical Institute
April 30 (BTA) - The total industry producer price index decreased by 2.1 per cent in March 2020, compared to previous month, the National Statistical Institute said Thursday. A decrease was registered in manufacturing (by 2.6 per cent), in the extractive industry and in the prod...
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Bulgaria with Score of 71 in 2019 Open Budget Index
Sofia, April 29 (BTA) - Bulgaria gets a score of 71 out of 100 for budget transparency in the International Open Budget Index for 2019, which is the average value for members of the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), shows data of the Open Budget Su...
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Bulgaria with Score of 71 in 2019 Open Budget Index
Sofia, April 29 (BTA) - Bulgaria gets a score of 71 out of 100 for budget transparency in the International Open Budget Index for 2019, which is the average value for members of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), shows data of the Open Budget Su...
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CEZ Electro Bulgaria Wants Night Electricity Tariff up By Almost 70% as of July 1
Sofia, April 28 (BTA) Ц CEZ Electro Bulgaria has requested a 69.54 per cent raise of low voltage power supplies for domestic needs for the next regulatory period, 1.07.2020 - 30.06.2021. The company has also applied for a day tariff raise of 1.48 per cent. Application document...
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