FINANCE

The Ministry of Finance hosts working meeting with Commission and ECB representatives on Bulgaria’s plan to join ERM II

The Ministry of Finance hosted a working meeting between Deputy Minister of Finance Marinela Petrova and experts from the MoF and from other responsible institutions with representatives of the European Commission and the European Central Bank headed by Kerstin Jorna, Deputy Director General of DG Economic and Financial Affairs of the European Commission.

The progress with the Action Plan including measures for realizing Bulgaria’s intentions to join the Exchange Rate Mechanism II which the Government approved on 22 August 2018 was discussed at the meeting. Deputy Minister Petrova briefly presented the measures planned by the Government and the participants agreed the further exchange of information and the future meetings for progress monitoring.

NEWS FROM BCCI

Delegation of GS1 Bulgaria took part in GS1 European Regional Forum in Ljubljana

The prospects for the national GS1 organizations in Europe – in the focus of the forum Още

Meeting with the newly-appointed Ambassador of Iran

Bulgaria has an interest in closer cooperation with Iran in the field of economy, energy and scientific exchange Още

BCCI and EU – Philippines Business Network signed Cooperation Agreement

Specific areas for cooperation of mutual interest were outlined Още

BCCI took part in the exhibition “KAVALAEXPO”

8 Bulgarian companies were represented by the experts of Enterprise Europe Network at BCCI Още

INVESTMENT NEWS

Acronis opens new office in Sofia

Establishing European R&D center for cyber protection, artificial intelligence and blockchain projects Още

UPCOMING EVENTS

International forum "My city, my home, my business - technologies, policies, regulation and international experience"

15 and 16 November, Sofia Още

BULGARIAN ECONOMY

The number of employees in the Automotive industry exceeds 50 thousand

The total revenue in 2017 generated by this sector represents 5% of Bulgaria’s GDP Още

FINANCE

Draft 2019 State Budget of the Republic of the Bulgaria Law and the up-to-date 2019 – 2021 Medium-term Budget Forecast

A deficit of 0.5% of GDP for 2019 Още

The Ministry of Finance hosts working meeting with Commission and ECB representatives on Bulgaria’s plan to join ERM II

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INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION

At an official ceremony Bulgaria handed over the rotating Presidency of the EU Strategy for the Danube Region to Romania

Over 900 delegates took part in the 7th Annual Forum of the Strategy Още

For the first half of 2018 the trade with China has increased by 22% in comparison to the same period of 2017

The Fourth meeting of local leaders under the “16+1” initiative was held in Sofia Още