Bulgarian Economy Minister Bojidar Lukarski stated in parliament that according to preliminary Bulgarian National Bank data, foreign direct investments in Bulgaria in 2015 are 24 percent up on 2014.
These are the highest foreign direct investments levels since 2012. Expectations for 2016 are for foreign direct investments to reach 3.2 percent of the GDP, with a real investment growth rate of 1.5 percent
At today's meeting, the Bulgarian Council of Ministers approved the establishment of a coordination mechanism for monitoring and control related to the introduction of the euro in Bulgaria. This provides an additional guarantee for a smooth transition..
As expected, the European Commission's convergence report on Bulgaria, published today, confirms that the country is ready to adopt the euro on 1 January 2026, having fulfilled all the relevant criteria, including those related to inflation, BNR's..
The vote in the European Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee on the annual report regarding North Macedonia's progress towards EU membership was deferred, BNR’s Brussels correspondent Angelina Piskova reports. The report was removed from the..
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The balances in all bank accounts in Bulgarian levs will be automatically converted to euros from the date of the country's accession to the eurozone at..
Negotiations for a vote of no confidence in Rosen Zhelyazkov's government will begin after July 9, when Bulgaria's adoption of the euro becomes..
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