In June 2020, Bulgaria’s processing industry grew as compared to the previous month (May 2020). According to data of the National Statistical Institute, the manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers increased with 73.2% month on month and manufacture of furniture increased by 24.0%. Manufacture of tobacco products grew with 15.9% and processing of timber and wooden articles, excluding furniture, increased with 14.8%. However, manufacture of apparel fell with 19.5%. Manufacture of metal products, excluding machinery and equipment, fell with 5% month on month.
The Bulgarian National Bank published a review of measures aimed to address the risks to the banking system, including those stemming from loans secured by residential real estate. ''Such concerns are well-founded given the situation in the real..
The international rating agency Standard & Poor's (S&P Global Ratings) has affirmed Bulgaria's 'BBB/A-2' long-term and short-term foreign and local currency sovereign credit ratings. The rating outlook remains positive. If a stable..
In the next 3 to 5 years, Bulgaria will experience a shortage of more than 250,000 specialists with higher education. For the past 8 years, Bulgaria has missed the opportunity, which a number of EU countries have taken advantage of, to conclude an..
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