Views on BG

Bulgaria Offering 'Good Climate' for Tech Start-Ups

Bulgaria "has become a magnet for tech start–ups' since joining the European Union in 2007, Lilia Stoyanov argues on techinasia.

Views on BG | July 26, 2015, Sunday // 21:38 | Viewed: 6117

AFP: Greek Businesses Find Safe Haven in Bulgaria

At least 11,000 Greek companies have escaped the economic crisis at home by moving their business to neighbouring Bulgaria, AFP reported on Friday.

Views on BG | July 24, 2015, Friday // 17:08 | Viewed: 3961

The Telegraph: British Holidaymakers Benefit from Strong Pound in Bulgaria’s Slanchev Bryag

Bulgaria’s Slanchev Bryag (Sunny Beach) is the second cheapest destination for British holidaymakers in Europe after Turkey’s Marmaris in terms of in-resort costs this summer, The Telegraph has reported.

Views on BG | July 21, 2015, Tuesday // 18:12 | Viewed: 8688

DW: Does Bulgaria Hope for a Grexit?

A Grexit scenario could also have positive consequences for Bulgaria, with a number of Greek companies potentially moving northwards, Deputy MP Tomislav Donchev has told Deutsche Welle.

Views on BG | July 12, 2015, Sunday // 15:02 | Viewed: 3877

FT: Cash-Strapped Greeks Accepting Bulgarian Levs  

With banks in Greece closed since 29 June and cash withdrawals rationed at up to EUR 60 per day, the Bulgarian lev has gained the status of a ‘dependable and stable’ currency at shops, hotels and restaurants in northern Greece, the Financial Times has sai

Views on BG | July 10, 2015, Friday // 12:33 | Viewed: 7486

WSJ: Greek Crisis Hits Business in Border Towns in Neighbouring Bulgaria

The Greek debt crisis has sparked fears of contagion in neighboring countries and across Europe but in the Bulgarian town of Sandanski contagion is already real, reads an article in the Wall Street Journal.

Views on BG | July 9, 2015, Thursday // 16:18 | Viewed: 6204

Bulgaria Vulnerable to Developments in Greece - Reuters

Ex-communist countries in Central and Eastern Europe are vulnerable to the crisis in Greece, a Reuters report reads, citing examples from Bulgaria.

Views on BG | July 3, 2015, Friday // 15:23 | Viewed: 6842

EUObserver: Bulgaria Eyes Greek Crisis Warily

Bulgaria is watching the crisis in neighboring Greece "through wary eyes," Brussels-based EUObserver writes.

Views on BG | July 1, 2015, Wednesday // 07:56 | Viewed: 2731

World Bank: Bulgaria Needs to Increase Productivity to Battle Demographic Crisis

A speeding up of the insolvency lawsuit procedures, providing of correct law implementation, improvement of the mechanisms of dealing with corruption and an improvement in the monitoring of the judiciary are all among the main recommendations of the World

Views on BG | June 30, 2015, Tuesday // 12:55 | Viewed: 2799

Bloomberg: Grexit Threatens Bulgarian, Romanian Banking Industries

Bulgaria is among the countries with highest fiscal risk in the light of a possible Grexit scenario according to a Bloomberg report.

Views on BG | June 29, 2015, Monday // 13:55 | Viewed: 4340

WSJ: Pro-Western Bulgaria Is One of Putin's Targets

It should be of great concern in the West that Bulgaria is one of Russian President Vladimir Putin's targets as he is trying to "reassemble as much of the former Soviet Union as he can," the WSJ said on Sunday.

Views on BG | June 29, 2015, Monday // 10:06 | Viewed: 9612

NY Times: Bulgaria Fears Spillover of Greece Baking Trouble

Bulgaria "has found itself under unwelcome scrutiny from financial experts and Western banks worried that Greece’s troubles could spread havoc farther afield," the New York Times writes in an article on Bulgaria.

Views on BG | June 26, 2015, Friday // 13:54 | Viewed: 6911

The Guardian: Sofia Is 'Social Behind a Socialist Facade'

"Looks vary greatly, from chalga (a popular music genre based on Balkan rhythms, associated with simple lyrics and provocative clothes) to sporty and from hippy to hipster," The Guardian says.

Views on BG | June 24, 2015, Wednesday // 10:13 | Viewed: 6112

BBC: 'Bulgaria's Fortified Frontier a Staging Post for Migrants'

The new border policy of Bulgaria has been discussed in the BBC article.

Views on BG | June 18, 2015, Thursday // 14:31 | Viewed: 5433

Foreign Affairs: ‘’Sofia Gives Moscow Some Attitude”

“What Sofia appears to finally understand is that dependence on Russia is not a viable development model and Russia’s aggression in Ukraine is a direct security threat,” Dariusz Kalan writes in the Foreign Affairs magazine.

Views on BG | June 11, 2015, Thursday // 10:40 | Viewed: 5011

Politico.eu: Migrants Flocking to Route Through EU’s Poorest State

Bulgaria, the poorest country in the European Union, is turning into “the next frontier in Europe’s migrant crisis” after the Mediterranean, according to an article by politico.

Views on BG | June 8, 2015, Monday // 17:36 | Viewed: 6141

FT: Foreign Connections Help Bulgaria's Plovdiv 'Restore Past Glory'

And IT and outsourcing boom is helping Bulgaria's second-largest city Plovdiv regain part of its former cultural and economic prominence, the FT reports in an article about Bulgaria.

Views on BG | June 5, 2015, Friday // 09:35 | Viewed: 7667

Rosinvest.com: Bulgaria Pins Diversification Hopes on Azeri Gas via IGB

A landmark event, part of the project to bring Azeri gas supplies to Europe, could take place next month – the signing of the final investment decision on the construction of the interconnector Greece-Bulgaria (IGB), according to an article carried by ros

Views on BG | May 28, 2015, Thursday // 16:07 | Viewed: 6398

Blick.ch: Who Will Stop Scrap Bulgarians?

What are Bulgarians regularly coming in pickups doing here, residents of the Herzogenbuchsee municipality in Northern Switzerland ask themselves according to Swiss website Blick.

Views on BG | May 27, 2015, Wednesday // 08:43 | Viewed: 4524

Le Monde: Bulgaria Is Weak Link in Fight Against Jihadist Networks

Kapitan Andreevo, the checkpoint on Bulgaria’s border with Turkey, has turned into the new front line in the war against the jihadist networks being waged by the West, according to an article published by Le Monde on Tuesday.

Views on BG | May 26, 2015, Tuesday // 16:24 | Viewed: 3722

Bloomberg: Bulgaria More at Risk from Grexit Contagion

Bulgaria is potentially exposed to a Grexit contagion more than its neighbors in Southeast Europe, a Morgan Stanley report argues.

Views on BG | May 12, 2015, Tuesday // 11:42 | Viewed: 4093
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