Bulgaria’s cabinet is expected to meet online today to discuss the 2020 draft state budget, the budget of the State Social Security and the National Health Insurance Fund. The 2022 draft budget envisages a GDP growth of 4.8%, or 1.2% more as compared to 2021.
The budget deficit excluding the Covid-19 measures will stand at 2.5% of the GDP. The deficit including the coronavirus measures will amount to 4.1% of the GDP.
Unemployment is expected to drop from 5.4% to 5%. The average annual inflation is expected to reach 5.6%. The minimum monthly salary will rise to EUR 363 from April 1.
Bulgaria's Ombudsman Velislava Delcheva proposed to the Bulgarian National Bank to amend Regulation 22 on the Central Credit Register, so that an interested individual can request deletion of information about indebtedness from the register after his..
Bulgaria is ranked in third place in terms of longevity and good health among 30 European countries, according to Eurostat. According to data for 2023, Bulgarians live an average of 68.6 years in good health. Only people in Malta and Italy are ahead of..
On August 10 in Sofia, at the age of 93, Prof. Nikola Altankov passed away . His life was marked by trials and dedication to the Bulgarian cause, which did not prevent him from being an eternal optimist for the future of his homeland. At the age..
The Holy Trinity Bulgarian Orthodox Church in Madison, Illinois, is hosting the Sixth Annual Bulgarian Festival and invites the local Bulgarian community..
President Rumen Radev has returned amendments to the State Property Act to Parliament for further discussion, the President’s press office announced. The..
For the first 7 months of 2025, compared to the same period in 2024, electricity exports from Bulgaria have been growing. This was..
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