The Council of Ministers has approved a Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Bulgaria and Smart Solar Technologies AD to implement a priority investment project for a "Solar Panel and Cell Manufacturing Plant."
This project will be carried out in the village of Elenino, Stara Zagora municipality. The investment amounts to BGN 240 million (over EUR 120 million) and is expected to create 812 new jobs. Most of the production will be exported to European markets, including Germany, the Netherlands, Italy and Austria, according to the government's press centre.
Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) Governor Dimitar Radev has met with EU ambassadors and discussed the country's upcoming accession to the eurozone , the BNB announced. The meeting was held in Sofia at the invitation of Hungarian..
With a growth of 2.2 percent, Bulgaria is among the top 6 countries in the EU, Caretaker Minister of Economy Petko Nikolov reported during the ceremony of presenting the annual awards of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry..
Urgent reform of Bulgaria's planning districts is needed, local authorities insist.The current regionalization shows increasing economic imbalances in terms of EU grant assistance. The problem is particularly severe in the Southwestern region, which..
Without compensation for the price of electricity, companies will be uncompetitive, said Vasil Velev of the Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association..
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