Alex Bivol
- Indexed articles, last 90 days
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- Sep 24, 2026
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EBRD forecast: Bulgaria set for 2.7% economic growth in 2026 (opens the original)
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Bulgaria’s economic growth is projected at 2.7 per cent in 2026 and 2.5 per cent in 2027, the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said in its latest Regional Economic Prospects report, released on September 24. Real GDP expanded at a rate of 2.8 per cent year on year in the first half of 2026 as domestic consumption and investment demand remained resilient, manufacturing output moved into positive territory after a significant contraction in 2025, and services and constructio
Bulgarian army completes clearing unexploded ordnance at Emco arms plant (opens the original)
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The clearing of the area around the Emco plant from unexploded ordnance and metal debris following the August 10 incident has been completed, Bulgaria’s Ministry of Defence said on September 8. The arms plant was the site of a major blaze on August 10. The Ministry of Defence said that from August 17 to September 3, a specialist engineering group from the army, together with a team from the Military Medical Academy, surveyed and secured the terrain around the outer perimeter of the plant. During
After four years, Bulgaria again has an ambassador to Ukraine (opens the original)
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Career diplomat Zlatin Krastev presented his credentials to Ukrainian President Volomdymyr Zelenskyy on August 18, meaning that after a four-year hiatus, Bulgaria again has an ambassador in Kyiv. The Ukrainian President’s office said in a statement that in his conversation with the Bulgarian ambassador, Zelenskyy “noted the development of relations between the countries”. “And, most importantly, not only at the state level, but also at the level of our people. It is very important that our natio
Bulgaria’s opposition demands answers on drone that exploded in country’s territory (opens the original)
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Bulgaria’s opposition parties have demanded clarity about the drone that crashed and exploded in the country’s territory on August 8. As The Sofia Globe reported earlier, a drone entered Bulgarian airspace on the morning of August 8 and exploded 100 metres inside the country’s territory, south of the Romanian border, Prime Minister Roumen Radev said after an emergency meeting of the Cabinet security council. The drone exploded 200 metres from a gas compressor station and 100 metres from the form
Eurostat: Bulgaria had EU’s third-highest annual increase in retail trade in June 2026 (opens the original)
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Bulgaria had the third-highest annual increase in total retail trade volume in the EU in June 2026, at 7.1 per cent, EU statistics agency Eurostat said on August 6. Among member states for which data are available, the highest annual increases in the total retail trade volume were recorded in Luxembourg (8.3 per cent), Sweden (7.2 per cent) and Bulgaria (7.1 per cent), Eurostat said. Decreases were observed in Romania (-6.6 per cent), Austria (-0.3 per cent), Belgium and Germany (both -0.1 per c
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