The Ministry of Energy will propose giving a loan of 400 million euros to the state-owned company "Bulgargaz", caretaker minister Rosen Hristov has told BNT. The goal is for "Bulgargaz" to enter the public financing market in order to repay the loan to the state.
All possible sources for import of gas are being considered, including Gazprom. The Russian monopolist is the last option, the minister pointed out. The country has gas until September. There are ways to provide gas at least until the end of the year, Hristov said.
The minister added that the compensation of 13 eurocents per liter of fuel for citizens was not enough and that negotiations on the prices should be held with "Lukoil".
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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