One of the largest companies in the automotive industry – Behr-Hella Thermocontrol (BHTC) has invested 16.2 million euros to expand its plant in Bulgaria, located in the economic zone of Bozhurishte. Thus, production in the company may double. With the creation of 250 new jobs, the number of employees will exceed 700 people. After expanding the plant, it will be able to produce 150,000 units a week and over 7 million a year. Together with the production base in Bozhurishte, in 2015 the company also opened a development center for the production of panels for the management of car air conditioning systems, and among the major clients are companies like Audi, BMW, Bentley, Daimler, Ford, Renault, Volvo and others.
The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) expects the trend towards a slowdown in economic growth to stop. In the first half of 2024, the Bulgarian economy is expected to grow supported by the improved prospects for external demand for Bulgarian goods and..
After a long debate, the National Assembly decided that Kozloduy NPP- New Builds and Hyundai Engineering & Construction hold negotiations by April 15. Hyundai was shortlisted as a potential contractor for the engineering, construction and..
Bulgaria’s Parliament rejected a proposal for consideration of a draft decision for the construction of new capacities at the Kozloduy nuclear power plant. MP Delyan Dobrev, Chairman of the National Assembly Energy Committee, asked the parliament to..
The poverty threshold in Bulgaria was BGN 637.92 (EUR 323) per person per month in 2023. This is an increase of 21.3 per cent compared with the previous..
Fitch Ratings has affirmed Bulgaria's long-term foreign-currency Issuer Default Rating (IDR) at 'BBB' with a positive outlook. Bulgaria intends..
200 million Leva (over EUR 102 million) of new debt is expected to be taken out on 13 May this year, according to the Bulgarian National Bank website...
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