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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.

Most people in the world do not trust governments. This gap is filled by business. For the first time difference between trust in business (58%) and government (44%) is so great. This shows Global Study Edelman Trust Barometer 2014. The biggest differences are in favor of business in fast-growing economies such as S...

The latest report of the EBRD shows that many countries in Eastern Europe have slowed down or stopped reforms. Regarding Bulgaria, the problem is the unpredictable policy in the sphere of energy and the populist policies which lead to stopping the reforms and even reversal of the process.