Bulgaria’s Premier Boyko Borissov, Bulgaria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs Ekaterina Zaharieva and that country’s former President Rossen Plevneliev (2012-2017) unveiled in the town of Pazardzhik a factory for manufacture of car parts. Premier Borissov greeted the investors and pointed out that nearly 40,000 jobs have been created in the automotive industry in the recent years, Boyko Borissov added that another factory for car parts will be opened soon in the city of Pleven (Central North Bulgaria) which will employ nearly 8,000 people. The new factory in Pazardzhik is the third production facility of Kostal Group in Bulgaria and part of the strategy aimed at expanding production capacity for the needs of the European market. Nearly 1.300 people are expected to be employed at the new factory in Pazardzhik.
Citizens should remain calm about the introduction of the euro in Bulgaria from January 1, 2026, as the Bulgarian National Bank and commercial banks are ready for all processes related to the currency conversion and distribution of euro banknotes. This..
Bulgaria’s Ministry of Finance has published the draft state budget in euros for 2026. The country’s GDP is projected to reach EUR 120.1 billion, with an economic growth rate of 2.7%. Planned revenues amount to EUR 51.436 billion, or 42.8% of GDP...
In 2024, 8.2% of people aged 18 or over who declared to be at work (either employed or self-employed) in the EU were at risk of poverty, according to data from Eurostat, cited by the BNR's Horizont channel. In Bulgaria, this share reached 11.8%. The..
Citizens should remain calm about the introduction of the euro in Bulgaria from January 1, 2026, as the Bulgarian National Bank and commercial banks are..
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