Foreign workers in Bulgaria are most commonly employed in the tourism, construction and transport sectors. This was noted by Atanas Katsarchev, Chief Economist at the Confederation of Labour “Podkrepa”, during an interview with the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR). According to him, these are the main areas where the foreign workforce is currently being absorbed. Katsarchev…
Another 414 Ukrainians became the winners of the eighth wave of the Vlasna Sprava programme. They will receive grants to start or expand their businesses worth UAH 99 million. In total, 25,500 Ukrainians have become winners of the programme since its launch and will receive grants worth over UAH 6 billion. The grantees have already…
Ukraine’s Minister of Finance Sergii Marchenko met with Canada’s Minister of Finance Francois-Philippe Champagne and Germany’s Vice Chancellor and Minister of Finance Lars Klingbeil during a working visit to Canada. The ministers discussed the state of Ukraine’s economy, the impact of the full-scale war on public finances, the need for budgetary support in 2026 and…
The government has approved a budget of 9.5 million leva for Bulgarian Posts to support preparations for the switch from the lev to the euro. This funding will be used by post offices to acquire banknote-counting machines, devices for detecting counterfeit currency and other necessary equipment. Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Transport Grozdan Karadjov…
As part of his working visit to Canada, Minister of Finance of Ukraine Sergii Marchenko held a meeting with Canadian businesses and representatives of the Ukrainian business community in Canada. He also took part in a roundtable with leading Canadian pension and investment funds, joined by Canada’s Minister of Finance Francois-Philippe Champagne. The participants discussed…
The Governor of the Bulgarian National Bank Dimitar Radev announced that Bulgaria was entirely prepared to join the eurozone, reaffirming the country’s commitment to adopt the euro as of January 1, 2026. His remarks came during the official opening of a new BNB cash center for Northern Bulgaria. The investment in the facility amounts to…
Confidence among European investors in Slovakia is deteriorating for a second consecutive year, with many expressing concern over the country’s economic policy, sluggish demand and a deepening labour shortage, according to a new survey of nearly 100 firms conducted in March. Only 3% of companies rated Slovakia’s current economic situation as good, while 41% described…