The unanimous backing is a “clear sign of the trust that we have in Kristalina”, who has “showed stronger leadership in the last couple of years, especially during unprecedented crisis", Belgian finance minister Vincent Van Peteghem told reporters.
Traditionally, the post of managing director of the IMF is occupied by a representative of Europe, while that of the World Bank - by a United States' representative. Support at European level is therefore key to the nomination. The final decision is taken by the Fund's Board of Executive Directors, which is made up of 24 members representing the votes of individual member countries.
On Thursday, the minimum temperatures in Bulgaria will be between minus 14 °C and minus 8°C. In Sofia, it will be around minus 12°C. The day will be sunny but frosty. The thermometer values in most places will be negative. Before noon, there will be..
With various events throughout the country Bulgarians are marking 152 years after the death of the Apostle of Bulgarian Freedom Vasil Levski. Today, at 6:00 p.m. a memorial ceremony in front of the monument to the Apostle of Freedom in Sofia takes..
BNB Governor Dimitar Radev will sign the request for an extraordinary convergence report on the fulfillment of the criteria for eurozone membership. This is clear from his response in an interview with BTA, in which Radev announced that the Central..
The latest technological solutions, products and projects in the field of agriculture and agro-industry will be presented at the "Agra..
The Vazrazhdane parliamentary party is organizing a protest on February 22 in front of the Bulgarian National Bank against Bulgaria's entry into the..
The agriculture sector in Bulgaria maintains its stability, providing employment to 6% of the population and forming about 4% of the country's GDP. This..
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