In its spring report the European Commission has not altered its forecasts regarding the growth rate of the Bulgarian economy for this and next year.
The EC is still expecting that Bulgaria’s GDP will mark a 2.9 percent increase in 2017 and that it will slow down slightly in 2018 – to 2.8 percent. Domestic demand remains the main growth factor. The risks and the economic prospects facing Bulgaria are, overall, balanced.
Bulgaria’s Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating a large-scale property fraud and money laundering scheme connected to the 'Historical Park', which is associated with Ivelin Mihaylov, the leader of the Velichie party. Those arrested include the..
The ruling party and the opposition argued about the procedure for the Budget Committee meeting before the final vote on the 2006 budget . Assen Vassilev, chairman of the We Continue the Change party, attempted to block the committee’s extraordinary..
Employees in the agriculture and forestry sector staged a protest in front of the Parliament, demanding higher salaries for workers in departments that are secondary budget administrators. The protest was organized by the National Federation of..
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