Archive for January, 2009

The town of Bourgas – Bulgaria

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

Bulgaria’s fourth-largest city (population 426,000) is in many ways the less glamorous relation of its northern cousin Varna, with much more of an industrial feel. It is outshone by historic coastal towns to the north and south at Nessebar and Sozopol. and lacks the resort feel of nearby Sunny Beach.

Bulgaria’s mortgages vary slightly to UK finance

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

Property investors considering making a purchase in Bulgaria have been urged to be aware of a number of differences between the country’s mortgage market and that of the UK.
According to Quest Bulgaria property magazine the two are largely similar, however the publication has noted that…

Bulgaria property will be a good long-term bet

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

Property in Bulgaria will continue to offer good returns for investors making purchases in the country in 2009 it has been predicted.
According to Quest Bulgaria Property Magazine, returns will fall slightly from the average annual price increase of 30 per cent the country has been…

Record GDP growth for Bulgaria

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

Bulgaria”s GDP growth reached record levels of 7% during the first 6 months of 2008, according to a report by Macro Watch, a group formed by the Open Society Institute (OSI) in Sofia. The report proved that Bulgaria”s economy is more than holding its own among the more mature EU…

Bulgarian economy grows by 7% in January-September

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

Bulgaria’s economy grew by seven per cent year-on-year in the first nine months of 2008, in real terms, to 48.04 billion leva or 24.56 billion euro, provisional data from the National Statiscal Institute showed on December 15.
Gross domestic product (GDP) growth in the third quarter of…

PRESENTATION TO SIMPLIGROUP IN SHEFFIELD FOR SUPPORTING RESERVISTS

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

With over 10,000 companies and organisations throughout the UK openly supporting and encouraging over 8,000 volunteer reservists, SaBRE (Supporting Britain”s Reservists and Employers), which is part of the RFCA (Reserve Forces and Cadets Association) believe it”s important to thank…

Unique exhibition of Bulgarian historic state symbols opened in Veliko Tarnovo

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

A new exhibition, which was opened today in the old capital Veliko Tarnovo, gathered a unique collection of historic state symbols of Bulgarian rulers dating back from the country”s founding. Among the included relics are the throne and the sceptre of Tsar Ferdinand I, a copper coin of…

People from all over the world flock to Gesha View, Bulgaria

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

Europeans, Arabs and Africans are buying houses in the resort village of Gesha View, located between Veliko Tarnovo and Dryanovo. English, Dutch, Italian and South African citizens have bought around 100 new houses in the heart of the country, said Julian Georgiev, an associate at the…

After Burgas Irish budget air carrier Aer Lingus with flights to Sofia

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

Aer Lingus, Ireland”s budget air carrier, unveiled nine new routes to the UK and Europe, Bloomberg reported. The carrier will fly to Sofia all Thursdays and Saturdays from October 28.
The company will also increase frequencies on seventeen of its most popular European routes….

Religious tourism – the monasteries around Veliko Tarnovo

Wednesday, January 14th, 2009

People”s faith is different and so are the ways they get to it. If in ancient times, pilgrimages were a dangerous enterprise, nowadays, the contemporary pilgrims can travel as much as they want in cyberspace. It is not the same thing, though! Among the numerous routes of religious tourism…