After a long debate, the National Assembly decided that Kozloduy NPP- New Builds and Hyundai Engineering & Construction hold negotiations by April 15. Hyundai was shortlisted as a potential contractor for the engineering, construction and commissioning of Units 7 and 8 at Kozloduy NPP, using Westingouse’s AP 1000 technology.
After a re-vote, the decision was adopted with 112 votes in favour, 29 against and 82 abstentions. With 52 votes in favour, 161 against and 8 abstentions, the parliament rejected another draft decision submitted by "We Continue the Change-Democratic Bulgaria" to hold parallel negotiations with Hyundai and the American company Bechtel.
After the election for parliament on 27 October, the caretaker government has to submit a draft of a budget for 2025 to parliament by the end of the month. Some economic analysts say the budget of the country for 2024 is the worst in the past decade. Holes..
Bulgaria's economy will grow by 2.3 per cent this year. This is according to the latest World Economic Outlook prepared by the International Monetary Fund and presented today in Washington. This is down from the Fund's April estimate, which predicted that..
In 2023, the government budget deficit was 2% of GDP or €1.9 billion. This is indicated by the final data of the National Statistical Institute. This is a significant narrowing of the budget deficit compared to the previous 3 years...
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