Bulgaria’s economy has been slowly recovering thanks to an 11.3% rise in exports. Bulgarian economy grew in the fourth quarter of 2020 by 2.1% compared to the third quarter, when it rose by 3.9%, according to an express assessment of the National Statistical Institute - NSI. Compared to the fourth quarter of 2019, however, GDP shrank by 3.8%. Final consumption has the largest share in GDP again - 80.4%.
The average income per household member in the fourth quarter of 2020 was 924 euros and increased by 2 percent compared to the same quarter of 2019, the NSI has reported. Expenditure during the same period was 861 euros, which is a rise of 0.7 percent.
A cold front will pass through the country on Tuesday. In the western and central regions of Bulgaria there are conditions for significant precipitation and hail storms. The lowest temperatures will be between 15 and 20°C; in Sofia -..
For the second year, so-called "cherry" tourism is being organized in the region of Kyustendil, known for its delicious cherries, BNR correspondent Kiril Falin has reported. Groups, families, even entire classes of students from all..
For the first time in the history of Mexico, a female president, Claudia Sheinbaum, is at the head of the country. "For the first time in the 200-year history of the republic, I will be the first female president of Mexico,"..
At noon sharp today, air raid sirens will sound throughout the country for 2 minutes in tribute to the memory of revolutionary poet Hristo Botev and all..
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will visit Bulgaria's second-biggest city Plovdiv today . The visit is part of the tours in..
In different cities of the country with military rituals, wreath laying and other events, Bulgarians honoured the memory of the emblematic poet and..
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