Annual average inflation of 11.9% is the government's forecast in the July 1 budget update. The draft is on the finance ministry's website and proposes the government's borrowing limit to be raised to €5bn.
The unfavorable prospects for the budget will severely hamper Bulgaria's accession to the Eurozone in 2024, according to the Annual Report on Economic Development in the country by the Economic Research Institute at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences .
If the war in Ukraine continues, stagflation is a possible scenario for the Bulgarian economy in 2022 because higher energy prices make exports more expensive and uncompetitive as foreign markets shrink, the report says.
On Wednesday minimum temperatures will range between 3° C. and 8° C., for Sofia around 4° C. Visibility will be diminished in the morning in the valleys and lowlands. During the day the weather will be predominantly sunny with a temporary increase..
Social tensions from 1 July until 30 September this year are estimated at an index of 6.09, meaning “risks that are difficult to control”, on a scale of 1 to 210, indicates a survey by the sociological agency Myara, the Bulgarian news agency BTA..
A meeting of the coalition partners took place early this morning, during a sitting of the National Assembly, to discuss the possible reformatting of the government. Such a change was first made mention of by GERB leader Boyko Borissov after his party..
The President of the “Renew Europe” group in the European Parliament, Valérie Hayer, called on the European Commission to urgently send a mission to..
Bulgaria could run into fuel shortages if the Lukoil Neftochim refinery stops operating, former Prime Minister and GERB leader Boyko Borissov warned on..
On Thursday, minimum temperatures will range between 6 and 11°C across the country. Along the Black Sea coast, they will reach 13 to 16°C , while in Sofia..
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