• Bulgarians - Meet the Neighbours countries

    Monday, September 22nd, 2008

    Overseas trips made by Bulgarians have grown by 42.3 percent in the first half of 2008 compared to the same period of 2007, according to data provided by the National Statistical Institute. Greece is the most frequented destination, followed by Turkey and, perhaps surprisingly, Romania.
    Over the same period, foreign tourists have visited Bulgaria a total [...]

  • Vidin-Calafat bridge finished by end 2010

    Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

    The bridge between Vidin and Calafat (Romania) must become operational by the end of 2010. That was reminded to Bulgarian officials yesterday by Jeroen van Oel, representative of the European Commission’s directorate for regional policy. Mr. Van Oel met Deputy Transport Minister Vessela Gospodinova, Vidin regional governor Krustyu Spassov, Vidim mayor Roumen Vidov and Calafat [...]

  • Private Sector Spends More Than It Earns!

    Friday, May 16th, 2008

    IMF (International Monetary Fund) has cut the forecast for Bulgaria’s economic growth. According to IMF the the raise will be of no more than 5.5% for 2008 and 4.75% for 2009. That was announced at a press conference yesterday by Albert Jaeger, chief of IMF mission in Bulgaria.
    Mr. Jaeger also said that despite the concerning [...]