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Two agreements with the World Bank to boost education and enterprise in northern Bulgaria

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The Ministry of Education and Science and the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), one of the five institutions of the World Bank Group, have signed an agreement on more effective use of information resources in education. Activities under the agreement will be financed by funds from the Education Programme, BNT reported.


The IBRD also signed an agreement with the Executive Agency for the Promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises under the Ministry of Innovation and Growth for the sustainable development and growth of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises, their digitalisation, innovation and new markets. Its activities will be funded under the Competitiveness and Innovation Programme for Enterprises.




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