IMF Concludes Regular Mission in Bulgaria, Recommends Restoring VAT to Pre-Pandemic Levels
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has wrapped up its regular mission in Bulgaria
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Bulgaria remains committed to the European integration of Moldova, Foreign Minister Daniel Mitov said at a meeting with outgoing Moldovan Ambassador in Sofia Alexandru Prigorski on Thursday.
Bulgariawill continue to support Moldova with expertise and good practices on Chisinau’s path to building closer ties with the EU, Mitov said.
During the meeting Mitov and Prigorski discussed the enhanced interaction between Bulgaria and Moldova in the past years, focusing on the intensive dialogue, the active bilateral contacts and the increasing levels of trade and economic relations, the Foreign Ministry in Sofia said.
Bulgaria’s trade turnover with Moldova increased to USD 143.5 M last year, up from USD 126.3 M in 2013, according to data from Bulgaria’s Economy Ministry.
The number of Moldovan tourists visting Bulgaria rose to 126,999 last year, up from 71,784 in 2013. Bulgarian tourists travelling to Moldova also increased, reaching 9,807 in 2014, compared with 5,764 a year earlier.
The European Union and Moldova signed an association agreement on 27 June of last year and have applied it provisionally since 1 September. The agreement introduced a preferential trade regime – the Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA).The European Union is Moldova's biggest trade partner. Last year, 46.4% of Moldova’s trade took place with the EU, followed by Russia (21.9% ) and Ukraine (11.8%), according to data from the European Commission.
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