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Centre for Analysis and Marketing Study: The Number of Bulgarians who Do Not Intend to be Vaccinated is Decreasing
November 11 (BTA) - The number of Bulgarians who do not intend to be vaccinated is decreasing, show data from a national representative survey of the Centre for Analysis and Marketing, which was presented at BTA by Director Yuliy Pavlov. The survey was ON attitudes toward...
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WWF Launches Campaign to Stop Wildlife Crime
November 10 (BTA) - The Bulgarian chapter of WWF is working for the prevention of illegal activities, particularly in protected areas like Mt Pirin, Mt Strandzha, Mt Rila and Mt Vitosha, including haphazard development and logging in some of the last wild places in the country, t...
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Deposits Reach Over Lv 100 Bln, Loans - some Lv 70 Bln by September 30, 2021
Sofia, November 10 (BTA) - Deposits of the non-government sector amounted to over 100 billion leva at the end of September 2021, while loans reached some 70 billion leva, the Bulgarian National Bank reported on Wednesday. The number of loans to non-financial corporations, ...
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Nigeria-Bulgaria Business Exchange Platform Presented Online
Sofia, November 9 (BTA) - A Nigeria-Bulgaria Business Exchange Platform (NBBEP) was unveiled online to media from the two countries at the Bulgarian Embassy in Abuja on Tuesday, Ambassador Yanko Yordanov told BTA. The media partners are the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) and th...
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Central Bank to Auction Off Lv 500 Mln T-Bonds on November 15
Sofia, November 9 (BTA) - The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) said in a press release on Tuesday that it will hold an auction for 500 million leva's worth of 3.5-year Treasury bonds on November 15. The settlement date of the Issue BG 20 301 21 110 is November 15, 2021, and t...
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European Commission Approves Lv 30 Mln State Aid for Bulgarian Tourism Industry
Sofia, November 9 (BTA) - The European Commission on November 8 approved up to 30 million leva in State aid for the Bulgarian tourism industry, the Ministry of Tourism said in a press release on Tuesday. Commission Decision C(2021) 8136 was adopted pursuant to the Treaty on t...
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Weather - Forecast
Sofia, November 9 (BTA) - November 10: Foggy or cloudy in lowlands in morning, to stay throughout day in East. Mostly sunny in rest of country. Wind moderate, east-northeasterly. Lows: 1-6 C. Highs: 8-13 C. Black Sea coast: Cloudy and foggy with scattered drizzle. Wind modera...
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European Commission Approves Lv 30 Mln State Aid for Bulgarian Tourism Industry
Sofia, November 9 (BTA) - The European Commission on November 8 approved up to 30 million leva in State aid for the Bulgarian tourism industry, the Ministry of Tourism said in a press release on Tuesday. Commission Decision C(2021) 8136 was adopted pursuant to the Treaty on t...
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Bulgaria Air, ITA Airways Sign Flight Partnership Agreement
November 5 (BTA) - Bulgaria Air and ITA Airways have signed an agreement offering passengers more frequent flights at convenient hours to many destinations in Bulgaria and Italy as of November 8, the national air carrier said on Friday. The partnership will strengthen the conn...
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EBRD Upgrades Forecast for Economic Growth in Region; Bulgaria's Estimate Drops to 4.2% for 2021
London, November 4 (BTA) - The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has upgraded its forecast for the economic growth in the region in which it operates to 5.5 per cent in 2021, according to the latest Regional Economic Perspectives report published on Thurs...
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Q2 Housing Prices Up by 9.1% Y/Y, Sofia Ranks Seventh in Average Downtown Housing Prices among 12 East European Capitals
November 3 (BTA) - The house price index in Bulgaria in the second quarter of 2021 increased by 9.1 per cent from a year earlier, Dobromir Ganev, President of the Board of the National Real Estate Association, told the third edition of Forum Real, the two-day conference on constr...
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Bulgartransgaz Restores Natural Gas Transmission to Serbia and Hungary, Increases Transmission to Romania after Repair...
Sofia, November 2 (BTA) - Natural gas transmission and storage operator Bulgartransgaz Bulgartransgaz EAD has completed emergency repairs in the pipeline section between Vetrino and Hrabrovo, the company reported late on Tuesday. Thanks to the swift reaction and efforts by t...
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Revenue Agency Collects over Lv 22.5 Bln in January-October, Up by Lv 2.3 Bln Y/Y
Sofia, November 2 (BTA) - The National Revenue Agency (NRA) posted over 2.3 billion leva in revenues in October, nearly 125 million leva more than a year earlier. In the first ten months of the year, the NRA collected over 22.5 billion leva, 2.3 billion leva more than a year e...
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Bulgaria Participates in International Tourism Exhibition in London
November 1 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Tourism Ministry is participating in the 41st edition of the international travel exhibition World Travel Market in London, which this year is held in a hybrid format: as an in-person event between November 1 and 3, 2021, and onlne between Novembe...
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Bulgaria Participates in International Tourism Exhibition in London
Sofia, November 1 (BTA) - The Bulgarian Tourism Ministry is participating in the 41st edition of the international travel exhibition World Travel Market in London, which this year is held in a hybrid format: as an in-person event between November 1 and 3, 2021, and onlne betw...
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National Customs Agency Logs Tax Collection of Over Lv 1 Bln for Second Consecutive Month
Sofia, November 1 (BTA) - The National Customs Agency notched up revenues of over 1 billion leva in September 2021 from excise duties, import VAT and customs duties, the Agency said in a press release on Monday. The monthly revenues totalled 1,018.5 million leva, up by 185.5 m...
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Customs Revenues Reach Six-Year High In May-September
October 26 (BTA) - Between May and September, the Customs Agency collected 4,729.1 million leva in revenues from excise duty, import VAT, duties and fines. This is a six-year high for the comparable periods from 2016 onwards. In August and September, the revenues exce...
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Stranded Bulk Carrier Towed Away, No Risk of Marine Pollution, Environment Ministry Says
October 26 (BTA) - The stranded bulk carrier Vera Su has been towed away from the Kamen Bryag cliffs on the Bulgarian Black Sea coast, thus eliminating the risk of contaminating seawater near the Yailata protected area, the Ministry of Environment and Water said on Tuesda...
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Animal Welfare Organization Urges for Measures against Illegal Puppy Trade
October 25 (BTA) - The international animal welfare organization Four Paws has called on the Bulgarian Minister of Agriculture to implement measures against the illegal puppy trade. The organization uges for amendments to the Veterianary Services Act which will stop th...
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Largest Concentration of Irregularities in Projects Under OP "Innovation and Competitiveness" Registered in NW Bulgaria
Sofia, October 22 (BTA) - The largest concentration of irregularities in the implementation of projects under Operational Programme "Innovation and Competitiveness" 2014 - 2020 (OPIC) was registered in Northwestern Bulgaria, caretaker Economy Minister Daniela Vezieva told a ne...
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