Bulgaria's gross external debt at the end of July 2020 was 35 billion and 611 million euros. This is 62.7% of the country's GDP, the Bulgarian National Bank has announced. Compared to a year earlier, the debt increased by 581.4 million euros. Long-term liabilities amount to EUR 27 billion 744 million or 78% of total gross external debt. The gross debt of the government sector is 5 billion 681 million euros or 10% of the country's GDP. Compared to July 2019, it increased by 4.7 percent to 254 million euros, the BNB has reported.
The planned annual maintenance of Unit 6 of Bulgaria's only NPP, Kozloduy, has been completed. The unit was connected to the national grid at 10:07 following an inspection by the Nuclear Regulatory Agency. In addition to the repairs made to improve..
A quadripartite meeting of the interior ministers of Bulgaria, Hungary, Austria and Romania in Budapest on 22 November made it clear that Austria would lift its veto and that Bulgaria and Romania would probably become full members of Schengen from the..
President Rumen Radev met with Bulgarians living and working in Singapore during his visit to the Asian country on November 22-24. There are an estimated 400 Bulgarians living in Singapore. "Our diaspora in Singapore occupies a very special..
According to an analysis by the Electricity System Operator, a shortage of electricity is expected as early as January and February next year. At a..
“It’s time to lift internal border controls now,” European Commissioner for Home Affairs Ylva Johansson believes. In an interview with RFE/RL she..
The Constitutional Court has opened a case following the request by President Rumen Radev for the amendments to the Constitution, endorsed by the 49 th..
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