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16.12.2024Veliko Tarnovo Region: intensive cultural life, good education, but poor demographic picture

The gross domestic product in Veliko Tarnovo district is growing faster than the national average relative to the population. The workforce is among the most highly educated, but the aging population is a challenge for the labor market. The costs of acquiring long-term tangible assets and foreign investments are increasing significantly. The share of motorways and first-class roads in the total road network is low. The average amount of local taxes in the municipalities of the district remains high. The assessment of the degree of transparency of local administrations is increasing.

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09.12.2024Varna: high employment and good education

Varna District remains among the leaders in terms of gross domestic product per capita. Salaries and incomes continue to grow.

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03.12.2024Five trends for Plovdiv and Pazardjik municipalities

The municipalities in the Plovdiv and Pazardzhik districts demonstrate rapid economic growth, driven mainly by the growth of services in the two district centers and industry in the small peripheral municipalities. Investments in the region are growing relatively quickly, but the labor market shows signs of slowing expansion and even shrinking in places, despite the high demand for personnel. A key medium-term advantage of the region is the good educational structure, especially in terms of the small share of people with very low education, as well as positive demographic trends and slower aging.

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29.11.2024Regional Profiles: Indicators of Development - Burgas

The material is a part of the IME study "Regional Profiles: Indicators of Development 2024".

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27.11.2024Evaluation of municipal budgets: how to do it and what to monitor

How much does street lighting cost the taxpayer? What priorities does the municipal budget finance? Can every citizen participate in discussing the finances of their municipality and is their opinion taken into account? We try to answer all these questions in the new IME study "Evaluation of Municipal Budgets: How to Do It and What to Monitor".

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25.11.2024Economic Development of the Districts: Growth, but with increasing inequalities

The ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT area in Regional Profiles 2024 includes categories measuring income and standard of living, the labor market, investments, infrastructure, local taxes, and the work of the administration.

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22.11.2024Blagoevgrad District: low incomes but growing investments

The material is part of the IME study "Regional Profiles: Indicators of Development 2024"

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Sofia for another year breaks away from other regions in economic development 16.02.2026

In 2024, Sofia continues to stand out more and more clearly in its economic development from the other...

Bansko on the eve of the Winter Games 09.02.2026

Today is the official opening of the 25th Winter Olympic Games in Milano Cortina. Two decades after the...

Disability pensions are affected by demographics, but also by unemployment by region 06.02.2026

NSSI data show that there are over half a million people receiving disability pensions. However, the regional...

Economic and social development of the districts over the last decade 12.01.2026

The IME Regional Profiles study has been tracking the economic and social development of regions in Bulgaria...

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