The Bulgarian Development Bank has signed an agreement with the European Investment Bank worth 175 million euros. A guarantee contract was also concluded between the BDB bank and the European Investment Fund within the framework of the InvestEU programme.
The purpose of the agreements is to support small and medium-sized Bulgarian companies, BNR reporter Marta Mladenova has informed. At the ceremony, Minister of Finance Assen Vassilev said that "at a time of rising interest rates, Bulgarian small and medium-sized enterprises will have access to loans with lower interest rates, so that their investment programs would not suffer".
Plovdiv will offer concerts, bazaars and an ice park for the Christmas and New Year holidays to its citizens and guests, the municipality has announced. Mayor Kostadin Dimitrov will light the Christmas tree in front of the Plovdiv Municipality..
On Thursday, minimum temperatures will range from 3° to 19°C, with eastern areas reaching 15–19°C and Sofia around 6°C. The day will be cloudy with widespread rain. Heavy rainfall is expected in western regions overnight and in central and southern..
“Solutions for achieving peace in Ukraine must be based on fundamental principles of the UN Charter, such as sovereignty, independence and territorial integrity.” This was stated by Bulgarian Foreign Minister Georg Georgiev at the informal video..
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