In August 2016 Bulgaria’s retail trade turnover increased with 5.4% as compared to the same month last year and with 0.9% as compared to the previous month, data of the National Statistical Institute show. Highest increase was marked in online sales-11%, followed by sales of medicines and medical goods-10%. The sales of clothing and shoes rose by 9.2% year on year. Sales of food, beverages and tobacco products increased with 8.7% year on year, NSI further informs.
Plovdiv will offer concerts, bazaars and an ice park for the Christmas and New Year holidays to its citizens and guests, the municipality has announced. Mayor Kostadin Dimitrov will light the Christmas tree in front of the Plovdiv Municipality..
On Thursday, minimum temperatures will range from 3° to 19°C, with eastern areas reaching 15–19°C and Sofia around 6°C. The day will be cloudy with widespread rain. Heavy rainfall is expected in western regions overnight and in central and southern..
“Solutions for achieving peace in Ukraine must be based on fundamental principles of the UN Charter, such as sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.” This was stated by Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev at the informal video..
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