The annual food inflation is 24.5% for January, Minister of Agriculture in the caretaker government Yavor Gechev announced at a press conference on the measures aimed at curbing the high prices of food in chain stores. The peak was reached in November when the rate reached 26.1%. Inspections ascertained unexplainable margins for some products such as eggs, butter, cheese etc. With the use of unfair practices, chain stores are encouraging consumers to buy at inflated prices. For example, the price of some commodity is advertised as being "the lowest only today”. In practice, the price is neither the lowest, nor only today, it is 20-30% higher than at rival stores.
Bulgaria is interested in participating as a co-shareholder in the initiative to create a "green" corridor for the transmission of "green" energy produced in Azerbaijan to Europe, caretaker Premier Dimitar Glavchev said at a meeting in Berlin with the..
While ballots were being counted in Bulgaria and Europe after the parliamentary elections, on June 10 the Ministry of Finance sold government debt for nearly EUR 200 million. It was announced that bonds worth 100 million EUR would be..
In the first quarter of 2024, the gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 1.8% compared to the same period in 2023 . The first forecasts were for a growth of 1.7%, according to data of the National Statistical Institute. The GDP..
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