Residential Property Prices In Bulgaria Continue To Rise - Sophia Echo 18/08/2008
House prices for the second half of the year are expected to jump between eight and 15 per cent, real estate agency Foros forecast, as quoted by website investor.bg.For the first six months of 2008, a significant increase has been registered in Rousse, by 24 per cent, which brings the Danube city closer to the price range in Sofia and Varna. In the Bulgarian capital, residential property prices have gone up by nine per cent, while housing in Bourgas has become more expensive by six per cent and by seven per cent in Varna, respectively. In Plovdiv residences are selling for 20 per cent more than the last year, whereas in Veliko Turnovo is close to posting a 13 per cent hike.Foros also estimated in their forecasts that demand for residential property until the end of 2008 will remain... more

Some Essential Advice For Those Moving Abroad 27/05/2008
If you’re thinking of moving to live abroad you are not alone.  According to findings from the Office for National Statistics, more Britons moved abroad between 1997 and 2007 than in any other decade since the First World War and there are real fears being voiced that Britain is again experiencing a brain drain. Well, far be it from us to try and put you off – we are all for encouraging people to broaden their horizons…literally.  And if you are contemplating a sojourn overseas here’s some essential advice for those moving abroad. Consider language – if you’re going to be living in a country where the mother tongue is not English, get a basic grounding in the language before you move, arm yourself with a decent phrase book and a dictionary and start practicing speaking the language as... more

Bulgaria Pays Back To Japan $45.35 M 17/04/2008
Today, 15 April, an operation for pre-term acquittal of the rest of the debt under credit agreement between Bulgaria and the Japanese bank for international cooperation (JBIC) under FESAL II loan (Second loan for restructuring of the financial sector) which is worth JPY 4 579 678 746.00, including the due interests, was implemeted, informed the ministry of finance. According to today's exchange rate, the paid amount is around $45.35 M. The operation follows the made on 25 March 2008 pre-term acquittal of six loans towards the International bank for reconstruction and development, under one of which – FESAL II, JBIC participates as a co-funding institution, explain experts from the ministry. According to the loan agreement between the Bulgarian ministry of finance and the Japanese... more