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The actual filing of the documents in the register will be done via the electronic services of the National Insurance Institute (NII). The second stage of the electronic process should be completed by the end of 2015. In this way the employers will be able to file data eletronically. With the introduction of the ele...

The trade between China and Bulgaria reached 1.884 billion dollars in 2013. The goods with the biggest potential for the Chinese market are wine, mineral water, agricultural and food products. Bulgaria exports also goods from engineering and electronics.

Bulgaria successfully sold 10-year eurobonds at a very low interest rate, slightly above 3%. They were bought by investors from different countries and with different profiles. Most of the investors are from Great Britain - 37%, followed by Germany and Austria with 18%. This is an indusputable success for Bulgaria t...

Sofia is the most preferred city in Europe fom people working outside the office. Advanced technologies allow more and more people to work on-line and they appreciate things like Wi-Fi, speed of internet, hospitality,  security, level of knowledge of Englishof local people, availability of cafes with Wi-Fi, etc...

In March eight banks, including CCB and FIB,  decreased the interest rates offered on deposits. The interest rates on 6-month deposits in leva are now about 3-4% and the ones in euro - a bit lower. More and more investors re-direct their investments to alternative instruments like life-insurance policies.

This becomes possible after Austria and Luxembourg gave up their 6-year-long struggle to maintain bank secret in the EU. It is expected that within the next two years all the member states will adopt local regulations to enhance the Directive.