Bulgaria’s expenditure on importing Azerbaijani gas rose to 24.3 million euros in July, slightly up from 23.9 million euros in the same period of 2023, Eurostat, the European Union’s statistical office, reported. This marks a year-on-year increase of nearly 1.7% in Bulgaria’s gas import costs from Azerbaijan. Over the first seven months of 2024, Bulgaria’s…
More than 1,500 new jobs will be created in the Ternopil region thanks to grant assistance for the creation and development of own businesses, Ternopil Regional Employment Center Director Mykola Horodetskyi has said. “In the Ternopil region, a total of 721 projects have been approved as part of the Own Business microgrant programme. About UAH…
The state made the first payments under the National Cashback programme – Ukrainians received cashback for the purchase of Ukrainian goods in September. A total of 646,378 citizens received UAH 37.2 million. This was announced by Yuliia Svyrydenko, First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy of Ukraine. “We have made the first payments under…
Bulgaria’s Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Lyudmila Petkova stated that the Ministry of Finance had developed various revenue and expenditure measures to keep next year’s budget deficit within 3% of GDP on an accrual basis. Following a meeting of the National Council for Tripartite Cooperation, Petkova confirmed that there were no planned tax increases…
Retail trade stands as the second largest employer in Bulgaria, ranking among the top three sectors with the highest number of job vacancies currently available. According to national statistics, the sector contributed 8% to the gross domestic product last year, and its companies are significant contributors to the country’s tax revenues. These insights were shared…
Bulgarians continue to embrace the use of coins, as evidenced by the latest figures from the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB). The total number of coins in circulation reached 3,315,164,574 units as of the end of September, showing growth both compared to August and on an annual basis. This marks the highest quantity of coins in…
The Portuguese Trade and Investment Agency (AICEP) will conduct a series of trainings for experts from UkraineInvest, the Government’s Investment Promotion Office. UkraineInvest will then scale up this knowledge and train Ukrainian entrepreneurs on how to attract foreign direct investment and support Ukrainian businesses in international trade. This was the topic of a meeting between…