World Bank CEO Kristalina Georgieva announced that Bulgaria ranks 44th in the Human Capital Index.
The criteria on which the index is based include health, school, life expectancy, level of knowledge acquired during accumulated years of completed schooling. For Bulgaria, the index shows that a child born today can expect to achieve 68 percent of his or her potential as an adult. For girls the percentage is slightly higher – 71 – for boys, it is slightly lower – 65 percent. A total of 157 countries are included in the index. Singapore ranks top of the list.
The parliamentary group of Democratic Bulgaria has offered GERB-SDS and "BSP-United Left" to vote "for" the candidacy of Silvi Kirilov from ITN for the post of Speaker of the 51st National Assembly. Yordan Ivanov, MP from "We Continue the..
MPs from GERB-SDS have submitted a request to the Constitutional Court for interpretation of provisions of the country's basic law, BTA reported. The MPs want clarity whether when the mandate of the members of the Supreme Judicial..
The increase in the price of natural gas in December is nearly 11 percent, which means up to nearly 39 euros per megawatt-hour, excluding taxes. This was what representatives of Bulgargaz said during the public discussion of..
Due to the poor condition of the water transmission network, nearly half a billion cubic meters of water are irretrievably lost annually . On this..
"After today's vote for Speaker of the National Assembly, ''We Continue the Change'' (PP) demanded the resignations of Daniel Lorer and Yavor..
Shopping malls in Sofia and across the country will increase the number of security guards where needed. Additional panic buttons are also to be put in..
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