Last year Bulgarians living abroad sent to this country the record more than 2.13 billion euro, World Bank data show.
That is 3.8 percent of the GDP of Bulgaria. This figure does not include the cash brought into the country.
The money taken out of Bulgaria by foreign nationals working in this country went up by 11 percent in 2018, reaching USD 221 million, or 0.3 percent of the country’s GDP.
Data show that transfers through official channels remain expensive, the average fee charged for USD 200 in 2019 being 7 percent. Bank transfers are the most expensive – 11 percent, followed by postal money transfers – 7 percent.
On Saturday, minimum temperatures in the country will be between 2 and 7°C, in some valleys in the south-east 0°C, in Sofia 2°C. During the day there will be cloudy weather with heavy precipitation in the eastern areas. In the western part of the..
At an extraordinary meeting, the National Assembly examines the report of the temporary parliamentary committee on the agreement between the state gas supplier Bulgargaz and Turkish energy company Botas. However, the conversation moved into the..
Caretaker Minister of Foreign Affairs Stefan Dimitrov stated that he remains in office until there is a presidential decree for his release. We recall that his replacement was requested by the caretaker PM Dimitar Glavchev a week after taking..
Italy supports Bulgaria's full-fledged membership in the Schengen area, Italian President Sergio Mattarella said. Mattarella is on a two-day visit to..
Bulgarian Caretaker Prime Minister Dimitar Glavchev has met with the Prime Minister of the Netherlands Mark Rutte , the press service of the Council of..
The Bulgarian Socialist Party will send the parliamentary report on the gas contract with the Turkish state-owned energy company Botas to the..
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