Bulgaria Gears Up for the Euro: Essential Cash Register and Vending Machine Updates (KEY DATES)
With Bulgaria preparing to adopt the euro as its official currency, changes in how retail transactions are processed are on the horizon
In September, the EU market for new passenger cars expanded for the thirteenth consecutive month, totalling 1,235,501 units, the latest report released by the European Automobile Manufacturers Association.
According to the survey of ACEA, the sales of new cars in Bulgaria in September registered a slight increase of 0.6% annually to 1,567 units after a decline of 0.8 percent in August.
For the first nine months of the year the registration of new cars in Bulgaria increased by 9% to 15,150 automobiles from 13,898 units in the same period of 2013. According to this indicator Bulgaria takes the sixteenth place among all EU members.
Substantial growth prevailed in all major markets, Spain (+26.2%), France (+6.3%), UK (+5.6%), Germany (+5.2%) and Italy (+3.3%) leading to an upturn (+6.4%) across the region as a whole.
From January to September, the EU market for passenger cars increased (+6.1%) compared to the first nine months of 2013, mainly caused by the significant growth recorded in Spain (+17.2%) and the UK (+9.1%). Likewise Italian (+3.6%), German (+2.9%) and French (+2.1%) markets expanded.
New passenger car registrations in the EU totalled 9,572,259 units over the period.
A new factory built with Czech investment officially opened its doors in Plovdiv
Until July 14, Bulgaria’s Ministry of Agriculture is accepting proposals from farmers, processors, and traders on a new draft law aimed at regulating the supply chain
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