Currently, the risks to the Bulgarian economy related to COVID-19 are primarily external. Two thirds of Bulgarian exports are to the European Union and Italy is Bulgaria's second trading partner. Exports are already delayed due to the refusal of carriers to travel, Chairman of the Industrial Capital Association Vasil Velev said in an interview with the BNR. He added, however, that Bulgarian companies were quickly adjusting to the new conditions. The biggest losses are for the tourism sector so far. About a quarter of Bulgarians may start working from their homes as a measure against the spread of coronavirus, Velev said.
The emergency renovation of Graf Ignatievo Airport will cost just over EUR 110 million excluding VAT. The repair contracts have been awarded to four companies, which the Ministry of Defense announced publicly, with their selection being an exception..
In a press release, Bulgaria’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs strongly condemned the recent statements by the Prime Minister of the Republic of North Macedonia Hristijan Mickoski regarding the Bulgarian minority in the country and its inclusion in the..
Restaurateurs from around the country are holding a national meeting today in Veliko Tarnovo to discuss taking measures to protect the differentiated 9% VAT rate for catering establishments, BNR’s correspondent in Veliko Tarnovo Zdravka Maslyankova..
Experts from the Royal Netherlands Police are in Sofia for a series of trainings for their Bulgarian colleagues from the Border Police in the field of..
A photograph in the media of Minister of Labour and Social Policy Borislav Gutsanov (Bulgarian Socialist Party), MEP Kristian Vigenin (Bulgarian..
With 197 votes “for”, the National Assembly unanimously approved, at first reading, a full ban on the import, trade in, supply, distribution and sale,..
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