Bulgaria climbed two positions in the 2019 Global Competitiveness Report of the World Economic Forum. Bulgaria is now 49th among 141 countries. The methodology of the Global Competitiveness Report includes a total of 98 indicators. Bulgaria’s places 30th in the Information and Communication Technologies’ Adoption pillar, 40th in terms of the labor market and 43rd when it comes to macroeconomic stability. However, Bulgaria ranks 116th in terms of employment of qualified personnel, 81st when it comes to human health and 73rd in the financial system pillar.
The National Assembly adopted today, at first and second reading, legislative amendments that expand the powers of the special manager of the Lukoil refinery. The texts were adopted with the votes of the parliamentary majority formations GERB-SDS,..
Sales of starter sets with euro coins with the Bulgarian national side will begin on December 1, 2025 , the BNB announced. They will be in circulation from January 1, 2026. The BNB and Bulgarian Posts will sell starter sets only to individuals;..
Prime Minister Rosen Zhelyazkov will take part in the solemn celebrations on the occasion of the 140th anniversary of the Serbo-Bulgarian War, which will be held on November 7 - Victory Day in the Battle of Slivnitsa. The ceremony..
The Sofia City Court has postponed the extradition case of Igor Grechushkin, the owner of a cargo ship linked to the explosion at the port of Beirut in..
November 10 marks 36 years since the symbolic beginning of the transition from a one-party system to democracy in Bulgaria. The day..
A 6-month reconstruction of the runway and renovation of the aprons start at Burgas Airport. November 10 marks 19 years since the start..
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