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Business Climate Improves in January
Sofia, January 30 (BTA) - Bulgaria's General Business Climate Index rose by 1.4 points in January 2020 compared with December 2019 thanks to improved business conditions in industry, the National Statistical Institute reported on Thursday. The index component which descri...
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Electricity, Gas, Steam Prices Up by 8.7% in December 2019
January 30 (BTA) - According to data of the National Statistical Institute published on Thursday, the Total Producer Price Index in December 2019 increased by 3.5 per cent compared to December 2018. Prices rose in electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply by 8.7...
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Road Agency to Extend Lv 40 Mln for Archaeological Works over 4 Years
January 28 (BTA) - The Road Infrastructure Agency said on Tuesday that it will allocate 40 million leva for archaeological works in the next four years along the routes of major road projects. The Agency will launch an open procedure to conclude a framework agreement f...
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Leading International Experts to Present Successful Solutions for Fruit and Vegetable Production and Marketining at Sofi...
January 27 (BTA) - An international conference, InteliFresh 2020, is bringing together in Sofia fruit and vegetable producers, major retail chains, Bulgarian and foreign traders and processors, as well as providers of technology and services. They will discuss here solutions for ...
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Employers' Association Expects GDP Increase of Close to Lv 130 Bln in 2020
Sofia, January 24 (BTA) - The Association of Organizations of Bulgarian Employers (AOBE) said during a BTA-hosted news conference here on Friday that they expect Bulgaria's GDP to increase by around 127 billion leva this year. AOBE is made up of the Bulgarian Industr...
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PM Borissov Urges PFC Levski's Fans to Take Club's Ownership in Own Hands
January 24 (BTA) - Prime Minister Boyko Borissov told PFC Levski's fans here on Friday that they should take over the club's ownership and management, if they want the team to be what they believe it should be. Borissov met with Levski fans after the club's owner, business mogus ...
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Cabinet Asks Sofia Municipal Council to Consider Paid-For Transmission of Water to Help Out Pernik
January 23 (BTA) - In a bid to help water supply to the southwestern town of Pernik, the Government Thursday decided that the ministers of economy, of regional development and public works, and of environment and water are to ask the Sofia Municipal Council to consider pa...
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National Commission for Combating Human Trafficking Receives 77 Alerts in 2019
Sofia, January 22 (BTA) - The National Commission for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings received 77 alerts in 2019, the Commission's press centre said Wednesday. Sixty-three of these alerts were for human trafficking, of which 30 for sex trafficking, 15 for labour expl...
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National Commission for Combating Human Trafficking Receives 77 Alerts in 2019
January 22 (BTA) - The National Commission for Combating Trafficking in Human Beings received 77 alerts in 2019, the Commission's press centre said Wednesday. Sixty-three of these alerts were for human trafficking, of which 30 for sex trafficking, 15 for labour exploitation, 10 f...
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Prosecutor General Orders Special Supervision of Pretrial Proceedings on Waste-Related Offences
January 21 (BTA) - Bulgaria's Prosecutor General Ivan Geshev has ordered the appellate prosecution offices countrywide to place under special supervision the pretrial proceedings in connection with offences involving waste mismanagement and irregular cross-border movement, the pr...
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Italian Waste Found at Bulgarian Port Is Not Hazardous or Toxic - Prosecutors
January 20 (BTA) - Italian waste which was found to sit unlawfully at the Bulgarian Black Sea port of Bourgas, is not hazardous or toxic, the prosecution service said at a special news briefing Monday. The prosecution opened a probe after 20 containers with waste from Ita...
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International Tourism Revenues in Bulgaria Between January and November 2019 Amount to EUR 3.6 Bln
January 19 (BTA) - Revenues from international tourism in Bulgaria for the period January-November 2019 amount to 3.6 billion euro, according to Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) data distributed by the Tourism Ministry press centre on Friday. The numbers show an increase of ...
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Extra Fundsfor Urban Development to Be Raised
January 17 (BTA) - The Fund Manager of Financial Instruments in Bulgaria (Fund of Funds) on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the European Investment Bank (EIB) and the FLAG Fund in partnership with the Bulgarian Consultancy Organization. The memorandum aims at ...
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Passenger Car Registrations in Bulgaria Up by 3% in 2019
January 16 (BTA) - In 2019, there were 35,371 passenger car registrations in Bulgaria, an increase of 3 per cent from 2018, according to figures by the European Automobile Manufacturers's Association released on Thursday. In December, there were 2,860 car registrations, or a 1...
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216,256 Unemployed People Found Work through Labour Offices in 2019
January 15 (BTA) - In 2019, 216,256 jobless people found employment through labour offices, the Employment Agency said on Wednesday. Since the beginning of 2019, 24,412 youths under 29 have found employment, as well as 24,398 long-term unemployed, 43,975 jobless over 55, 13,95...
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Nearly 12,000 Contraband Cigarette Boxes Seized at Kapitan Andreevo in 2020
January 14 (BTA) - Customs officers at Kapitan Andreevo border crossing, on the Bulgarian-Turkish border intercepted 232,740 illicit cigarettes and nearly 20 kg of tobacco in the first twelve days of the year, the Customs Agency said in Tuesday. Between January and mid...
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Four Banks Bid to Participate in Fund of Funds' Capped Portfolio Guarantee Scheme
Sofia, January 14 (BTA) - DSK Bank, United Bulgarian Bank, First Investment Bank and Eurobank Bulgaria have applied as financial intermediaries under a capped portfolio scheme for energy efficiency and innovations with the Fund Manager of Financial Instruments (Fund of Funds),...
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Bulgaria's Exports to EU Grew 3.4 Per Cent in January-October 2019, Y/Y
January 13 (BTA) - Bulgarian exports to the EU grew by 3.4 per cent in the January-October 2019 period in comparison with the same period of 2018 and amounted to 32,681.1 million leva, according to preliminary data released by the National Statistical Institute on Monday....
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16 Events Involving Radioactive Sources, Materials with Increased Activity Recorded in 2019
Sofia, January 10 (BTA) - A total of 16 events involving radioactive sources and materials with increased activity were recorded in Bulgaria in 2019, according to the Annual Report of the Nuclear Regulatory Agency (NRA) that was presented here on Friday. Most events were regis...
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16 Events Involving Radioactive Sources, Materials with Increased Activity Recorded in 2019
January 10 (BTA) - A total of 16 events involving radioactive sources and materials with increased activity were recorded in Bulgaria in 2019, according to the Annual Report of the Nuclear Regulatory Agency (NRA) that was presented here on Friday. Most events were registe...
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