Section: Novinite (Bulgaria)
Putin: TurkStream Pipeline through Bulgaria and Serbia Will Be Ready in 2020
The work on the TurkStream in Bulgaria and Serbia will be completed in 2020, Russian President Vladimir Putin said in Budapest, TASS reported. “At the end of this year, we will be terminating the whole of TurkAkım. The work in the Black Sea is completed, we will end the work on land. We will close the end of next year with our Bulgarian and...
Denmark Approved Nord Stream 2
Denmark approves Nord Stream 2 ″. The Danish Energy Agency has approved Nord Stream 2 AG to build the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline across the continental shelf of Denmark southeast of Bornholm in the Baltic Sea, says in a statement. The agency estimates that this route is the safest and meets environmental standards. “Nord Stream-2” is...
NSI: 3.2% Increase in Trips of Bulgarians Abroad
Bulgarians made 653.6 thousand trips abroad in September 2019, up 3.2% compared to September 2018, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said in a press release. An increase was reported in trips made to: Republic of Northern Macedonia – 16.2%, Romania – 7.2%, Serbia – 3.7%, Austria – 2.0%, Turkey – 1.9%, Greece – 1.4%, Germany – 1.3%, among...
Bulgaria Ranked 61st in the World Bank’s Latest Ranking of Business Conditions Around the World
Bulgaria has lost two places and is already ranked 61st in the World Bank’s latest ranking of country-by-country business conditions around the world, the latest Doing Business 2020 report shows. The World Bank ranking itself is based on 10 areas of business activity in a total of 190 world economies over the next 12 months, with the...
World Bank’s Doing Business 2020 Ranking: Bulgaria Drops 2 Positions Down
Bulgaria dropped down from the 59th to the 61st position in the Doing Business 2020 annual ranking of the World Bank. The report of the financial institution assesses the reforms in the national economies in terms of business environment, poverty levels, regulatory efficiency, promotion of entrepreneurship, startups, innovations, access to...
Turkey Is Arming Ukraine with Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
Leading Turkish developer of unmanned aerial vehicles Baykar has delivered another batch of drones Bayraktar TB2 in Ukraine. Three aircraft, ammunition, simulator, camera systems and ground data terminals were delivered to the Ukrainian Air Force. The newly delivered drones are being tested at an air base in Starokostiantyniv in Western Ukraine,...
Putin and Macron Discussed the Situation in Northeast Syria and Ukraine in a Telephone Conversation
The presidents of Russia and France, Vladimir Putin and Emmanuel Macron, discussed the situation in Northeast Syria and Ukraine in a telephone conversation, Reuters, TASS and BTA reported. The conversation took place on the initiative of the French side before the visit of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to Russia, where he will meet with...
Energy Expert: These 11 km from Balkan Stream are Extremely Important for Bulgaria
,,This small stretch of 11 km is extremely important for Bulgaria. First, we end the Turkish Stream 2 saga – whether or not it will pass through us. We are beginning the Balkan Stream”, said Prof. Atanas Tasev, an energy expert, in the studio of BNT’s Morning Block. According to him, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov has made...
Georgi Gospodinov Won One of the Largest European Literature Awards
Writer Georgi Gospodinov has won one of the biggest European awards for literature – “Angelus”. At a ceremony last night in Wroclaw, his novel “The Physics of Sadness” was announced as the best Polish language book for 2019. Among the first congratulations, the author was honored only a few days ago with Nobel for...
Six Bulgarian Banks Rank in the Top 100 of the Largest Financial Institutions in Central and Eastern Europe
Six Bulgarian banks rank in the Top 100 of the largest financial institutions in Central and Eastern Europe. DSK, First Investment Bank and UBB are making significant progress in the ranking compared to last year. It is composed by RIA Rating Agency on the order of Russia’s leading financial site Prime. The Bulgarian banks that are included...
