The regular annual mission of the International Monetary Fund in Bulgaria to review the country’s national economy and financial system begins today.
In its World Economic Outlook in October, the IMF upped its economic growth forecast for Bulgaria, and just a few days ago Fitch and Standard & Poor’s raised Bulgaria’s credit rating. Reasons for this are the high economic growth rate, the stable public finances and the dropping share of non-performing loans.
Bulgaria’s Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating a large-scale property fraud and money laundering scheme connected to the 'Historical Park', which is associated with Ivelin Mihaylov, the leader of the Velichie party. Those arrested include the..
The ruling party and the opposition argued about the procedure for the Budget Committee meeting before the final vote on the 2006 budget . Assen Vassilev, chairman of the We Continue the Change party, attempted to block the committee’s extraordinary..
Employees in the agriculture and forestry sector staged a protest in front of the Parliament, demanding higher salaries for workers in departments that are secondary budget administrators. The protest was organized by the National Federation of..
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