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3.6 Point Earthquake Epicentred Near Samokov
November 25 (BTA) - An earthquake measuring 3.6 points on the Richter Scale and epicentred 7 km northwest of Samokov (38 km from Sofia) was registered at 12:13 a.m., the National Institute of Geophysics, Geodesy and Geography (NIGGG) with the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences...
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Bulgaria Calls on Black Sea Countries to Pool Efforts in Climate Change Mitigation Action
Pomorie, on the Black Sea, November 25 (BTA) - The Executive Committee of the non-governmental, non-profit Black Sea Advisory Council (BlSAC) met here on November 24 and 25 with the participation of representatives of Bulgaria, Romania and the European Commission. Addressing ...
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The European Commission Identified No Macroeconomic Imbalances in Bulgaria
Brussels, November 24 (BTA) - In June 2021, no macroeconomic imbalances were identified in Bulgaria, according to data from the Alert Mechanism Report 2022 of the European Commission. In the updated scoreboard including figures until 2020, the unit labour cost (ULC) growth ind...
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Bulgarian Long-Haul Truckers Get Paid Fraction of Minimum Wage in Destination Country - Trade Union
Sofia, November 24 (BTA) - The actual pay drawn by long-haul truckers who are regularly posted from Bulgaria to other EU Member States is significantly lower than the minimum wage in the country of destination, the Podkrepa Confederation of Labour found in a national survey co...
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Bulgaria has Huge Potential to Develop Gem Hunting
Sofia, November 23 (Hristo Vodenov, BTA) - Bulgaria has huge potential for developing gem hunting as it is rich in natural resources and gold, the SlowTours.bg tourist agency representative, Ekaterina Terzieva, said here on Tuesday. As a type of tourism, gem hunting is bec...
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Tenth Investor Finance Forum Brings Top Investors, Financiers to Sofia
Sofia, November 22 (BTA) - On Monday Sofia is hosting the 10th Investor Finance Forum, the biggest investment and finance forum in Bulgaria and the region. Opening the forum, Ilia Lingorski, member of the Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund (3SIIF) Management Board, said tha...
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Tenth Investor Finance Forum Brings Top Investors, Financiers to Sofia
November 22 (BTA) - On Monday Sofia is hosting the 10th Investor Finance Forum, the biggest investment and finance forum in Bulgaria and the region. Opening the forum, Ilia Lingorski, member of the Three Seas Initiative Investment Fund (3SIIF) Management Board, said that history ...
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Statistcs: 1.3 Million Bulgarians Make Tourist Trips in Q3, Vast Majority Domestic
Sofia, November 22 (BTA) - In the third quarter of 2021, during the continuing epidemic situation in the country, 1,327,700 Bulgarian residents made tourist trips, of which 95.5 per cent were domestic. A total of 4 per cent of trips were only abroad and 0.5 per cent were both ...
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Business, Government Expect 2021/2022 Winter Season to Be Challenging
November 21 (BTA) - The business and the government expect the upcoming 2021/2022 winter season to be challenging and it will rely mainly on tourists from Bulgaria and the neighbouring countries. This will be the second pandemic winter Bulgarian tourism and it is expected...
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Parallel Counts: Radev Leads on Gerdjikov in Presidential Runoff
Sofia, November 21 (BTA) - According to parallel vote counts conducted by polling agencies, the incumbent Rumen Radev was re-elected for a second term in Bulgaria's presidential runoff on Sunday. Alpha Research: Rumen Radev 63.9 per cent Anastas Gerdjikov 33.1 per cent ...
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Bulgarian National Bank: Balance for September 2021 is Negative at EUR 209 Mln
November 18 (BTA) - The balance on goods recorded a deficit of 209 million euro in September 2021, compared with a deficit of 195.8 euro million in September 2020, the Bulgarian National Bank said on Thursday. In January - September 2021 the balance on goods was negativ...
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Bulgarian Ice Cream Declared One of WorldТs Top Ten
Sofia, November 18 (BTA) - An ice cream based on Bulgarian yoghurt received international acclaim at the Gelato World Heritage convention in Rome. Last weekend, the ice cream developed at an organic farm in Rozino (Southern Bulgaria), was selected as one of the best ice creams...
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Bulgarian Businesswoman Receives International Young Entrepreneur Award
Sofia, November 18 (BTA) - Bulgarian businesswoman Victoria Victorova has been recognized as one of the most influential entrepreneurs under 40 in the 2021 Business Elite's 40 under 40 Awards, the company MindFit said. The 32-year old Sofianite won the jury with the start...
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4th China International Import ExpoPresages Commendable Prospects for 2022
4th China International Import Expo Presages Commendable Prospects for 2022
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Q3 Producer Prices in Agriculture Up 19.8 Per Cent from Q3 in 2020
November 15 (BTA) - The producer price index in agriculture increased by 19.8 per cent in the third quarter of 2021 in comparison with the same quarter of 2020, the National Statistical Institute reported on Monday. The price index of crop output increased by 23.2 per ce...
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2017-2020 Expenditures for Children Increase from 4.1% to 4.7% of GDP Due to Increased Funding for Education
November 14 (BTA) - Between 2017 and 2020, expenditures for children and families increased their share of the GDP from 4.1 per cent to 4.7 per cent, show data from an analysis by the National Network of Children for the financial investments of the Bulgarian state in children in...
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COVID-19 Update: 828 New Cases, Test Positivity Rate at 5.83%
Sofia, November 15 (BTA) - The number of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Bulgaria reached 655,647, after 14,204 tests identified 828 new infections on Sunday, 84.06 per cent of which were of unvaccinated persons, according to data posted on https://coronavirus.bg/. The test positi...
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Job Holders' Number Up 32,500 by End-September 2021, Year on Year
Sofia, November 12 (BTA) - The number of persons employed under an employment and civil-service relationship in Bulgaria increased by 32,500 at the end of September 2021 compared to September 2020, according to preliminary data released by the National Statistical Institute. ...
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Average Wage at Lv 1,520 in 2021 Q3
November 12 (BTA) - In the third quarter of 2021 the average salary in Bulgaria was1,520 leva and decreased compared to the second quarter by 0.3 per cent, according to preliminary data from the National Statistical Institute. The average gross monthly salary for July 202...
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Antitrust Watchdog: Lukoil Has Abused Dominant Position
November 11 (BTA) - The Commission on Protection of Competition (CPC) said on Thursday that Lukoil has violated the Protection of Competition Act and the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union. The Commission instituted proceedings against Lukoil Bulgaria in...
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