Share of Foreign Students in Bulgaria Doubles in Last 10 Years

Sofia, Nov 14 (BTA/GNA) – Over the last ten years, the share of foreign students in Bulgaria has doubled, exceeding 8% in 2022 from…

Sofia Planetarium Prepares for First Visitors

Sofia, Nov 13 (BTA/GNA) – The first planetarium in Sofia will be unveiled at an official ceremony on November 25 in front of the…

Migrant Pressure on Bulgaria’s Border Is Rising, Border Police Chief Warns

Sofia, Nov 12 (BTA/GNA) – “The migrant pressure is unprecedented. The aggression of those wishing to cross Bulgaria’s border illegally is growing, they throw…

31st Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition Receives National Flag from President before Departure to Antarctica

Sofia, Nov 11 (BTA/GNA) – A traditional ceremony was held on Friday at which President Rumen Radev presented the national flag to the 31st…

British economy shrinks in what could be start of long recession 

London, Nov. 11, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) - Britain’s economy shrunk by 0.2% between July and September, in what some experts say could be the start of the longest recession…

Allianz Q3 profit rises, to buy-back up to €1 bn of shares 

Munich, Nov. 10, (dpa/GNA) - German insurance group Allianz reported that its third quarter net income attributable to shareholders rose to €2.5 billion from the prior year’s…

Bitcoin plummets below $17,000, lowest since 2020 

Frankfurt, Nov. 10, (dpa/GNA) - The price of cryptocurrency Bitcoin has plummeted to its lowest level in two years following reports of liquidity problems at a major…

Barclays to pay out £1m in customer refunds over PPI breach 

London, Nov. 10, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) - Barclays will pay out £1 million ($1.13 million) in customer refunds because of mistakes it made over its payment protection insurance…

UK sales of used electric cars hit new high 

London, Nov. 10, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) - Sales of used pure electric cars have reached a record high.  Some 16,775 used pure battery electric cars were bought in the…

Deutsche Telekom sees Q3 profits climb, raises full-year outlook 

Bonn, Nov. 10, (dpa/GNA) - German telecom giant Deutsche Telekom reported Thursday that its third-quarter net profit climbed 77.5% to €1.58 billion ($1.584 billion) from €889 million…

BTA Director General: Bulgaria’s Winter Season Message Could Be Holiday with No Restrictions

Bansko, Southern Bulgaria, Nov 10 (BTA/GNA) – Holiday with no restrictions and the wealth of celebrations could be the messages on the eve of…

25 Bulgarian Companies in This Year’s Coface CEE Top 500

Sofia, Nov 9 (BTA/GNA) – Last year brought favourable conditions for both economies and the largest businesses in Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). Although…

Bulgarian Interior Minister: Border Police Officer Was Shot by Illegal Migrants

Elhovo, Southeast Bulgaria, Nov 08 (BTA/GNA) – Commenting on the shooting incident on the Bulgaria Turkiye border that ended with a Bulgarian police officer…

Qatar World Cup boycott makes no sense any more

Berlin, Nov 7, (dpa/GNA) – Former Germany player, Thomas Hitzlsperger, believes a boycott of the World Cup in Qatar, doesn’t makes sense at this…

Real Madrid and Liverpool to repeat 2022 final, Bayern face PSG

Berlin, Nov 7, (dpa/GNA) – Champions Real Madrid and Liverpool, will repeat their matchup in the 2021-22 Champions League final, but this time with…

No ban on politicians attending World Cup but Qatar facing snub by PM

London, Nov 7, (PA Media/dpa/GNA) – The British government, has confirmed members of parliament (MPs), are not banned from attending the World Cup, but…

New Teleworking Platform for IT Specialists Is Launched in Bulgaria

Sofia, Nov 07 (BTA/GNA) – A new Bulgarian teleworking platform, GigsRemote, connecting freelance IT specialists with global companies is launched, the platform said. It…

Bulgaria exported 80% of its Metal Industry output in 2021

Pernik, Southwestern Bulgaria, Nov 05 (BTA/GNA) – Bulgaria produced ferrous and non-ferrous metals and metal products valued at more than BGN 10 billion in…

Third Edition of Bulgaria’s Digital November Festival Highlights Young Artists and Gaming Industry

Sofia, Nov 04 (BTA/GNA) – The third edition of the Digital November festival of digital art has started in Sofia. The focus of the…

President Radev Meets with Ugandan Chief of Defence Forces

Sofia, Nov 3 (BTA/GNA) – President Rumen Radev and the visiting Ugandan Chief of Defence Forces, Gen. Wilson Mbadi, Wednesday discussed ways to further…