The European Commission has announced it is lowering its growth forecast for the Bulgarian economy in 2018 from 3.8 to 3.5 percent because of weaker export performance, but that nonetheless, the growth rate continues considerably above the EU average of 2.1 percent.
Inflation projections for this year are raised from 2 to 2.6 percent, but are lowered for 2019 and 2020 down to 2 and 1.8 percent respectively. The GDP is expected to continue to grow steadily in 2019 and 2020, by 3.7 and 3.6 percent respectively.
A new draft law on the state budget for 2025 will be submitted to the Council of Ministers by 14 February, along with draft laws on the budget of the National Health Insurance Fund and the State Social Insurance Fund. This was promised by Finance Minister..
During the night, the cloud cover will be significant. There will be fog in many places in the plains and valleys. The weather will be almost calm in most regions. There will be moderate southerly and southwesterly winds in Eastern Bulgaria and north..
Scientists from the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) presented facts refuting speculations in Serbia that challenge the national identity of Bulgarians in the Western Outlands. In mid-January, our compatriots there sent a letter to Serbian..
Bulgarian exports to the USA in 2023 are worth 1.1 billion dollars, and number 1 on the export list with a share of nearly 19 percent are "coins that..
Swedish authorities have detained a ship suspected of sabotaging an undersea fiber optic cable in the Baltic Sea. The ship is the Bulgarian vessel..
The benefits for Bulgaria from full entry into Schengen are estimated at over 800 million euros per year. The largest benefits will be for manufacturers..
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