While the stories of the powerful men of the Roman Empire are well-known, it is the name of a former slave that is arguably one […]
Month: September 2020
OLAF: Romania Ranks First In Fraud Cases With EU Funds, Bulgaria Is Fifth
Romania is the country where the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) concluded the most numerous number of investigations on EU fund embezzlement last year. More than 10% of the […]
Bulgarian MPs Increase Minimum Unemployment Benefit
The minimum unemployment benefit will increase from BGN 9 to BGN 12 from October 1 for a period of 4 months. This is provided by amendments to […]
Bulgaria-North Macedonia Historical Disputes Remain Unresolved
North Macedonia’s Premier Zoran Zaev always speaks with great optimism and great hope. I hope that he is honest, but to this day, there are almost no […]
UnitedLex Grows Operations in Bulgaria
After expanding its presence in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia in 2017, UnitedLex has continued to thrive in the region, achieving high employee satisfaction rates […]
NSI: Close To 35% Of Non-Financial Businesses In Bulgaria Saw Sales Revenue Fall In July
A survey among 1318 non-financial enterprises in Bulgaria has found that 34.7 per cent reported a fall in revenue from sales of goods and services […]
Poll: Business Sentiment In Bulgaria Improved Fractionally In August 2020
A regular monthly poll by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NS) has found that business sentiment in the country improved marginally in August 2020, compared with […]
US-based Concord Acquires Services Team Of Bulgaria’s HyperAspect
US-based consulting firm Concord said that it has acquired the services team of Bulgarian software developer HyperAspect, which will rebrand to form Concord Europe. The acquisition will expand Concord’s […]
Bulgaria-based Multigrup Trade Buys Majority Stake In Belarusian Brewery – Report
Bulgaria-based company Multigrup Trade has acquired 89.7% ownership interest in Belarus’ Brestskoye Pivo brewery for 6.6 million Belarusian rubles ($2.5 million/2.1 million euro), Belarusian media reported. In the deal […]
Hyatt Regency Enters Bulgaria
Hyatt Hotels Corporation has welcomed the opening of the first Hyatt-branded hotel in Bulgaria, Hyatt Regency Sofia. The 183-room hotel is located in the heart […]