NEWS FROM BCCI
  Online meeting with the Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa
  
    
   
    
	The President of BCCI Tsvetan Simeonov had an online meeting with H.E. Thabo Thage, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Africa in Sofia.
	During the meeting, the current state of the commercial and economic relations between the two countries was discussed. It was agreed to exchange business delegations at a later stage next year when the opportunity arises upon lifting of the additional restrictions currently existing worldwide due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
	According to the Ministry of Economy, for the first six months of 2020 exports from Bulgaria reached USD 59.7 million, which is a decrease of 20% compared to the same period last year. Imports from the Republic of South Africa amounted to USD 16 million, which is 56.6% lower compared to the same period in 2019. Trade turnover between the two countries amounted to USD 75.7 million, which is a decrease of 32% compared to the first six months of 2019.
	 
      
  
 
  
  
    
    NEWS FROM BCCI
        The newly appointed Ambassador of Finland visited BCCI
    The Finnish Government's plan for climate neutrality by 2030 was presented 
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        Online meeting with the Ambassador of the Republic of South Africa
    The state of commercial and economic relations between the two countries in the focus of discussion 
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        BCCI prepares a training for intermediary organizations working with third-country nationals
    In two formats - international and national, in the period 15 February – 5 March 2021 
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        The President of BCCI met with the new Head of Bulgaria’s Commercial and Economic Section in Vienna
    
          
      
    INVEST IN BULGARIA
        Part II of “Economic and Investment Profile of Sofia Municipality 2020”
    Report with data on Sofia’s labor force and labor market 
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    UPCOMING EVENTS
        Online career forum "Career in Bulgaria", January 12, 2021 from 10:00 to 16:00 CET (11:00 to 17:00 EET).
    The forum will be attended  by national and foreign employers  offering jobs on the territory of Bulgaria 
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    BULGARIAN ECONOMY
        Bulgaria reports 4.3% economic growth in Q3 2020
    The data showed domestic consumption grow by 3.2 per cent compared to April-June 
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        Newly registered unemployed are increasing sharply
    The data is from the specialized monitoring of the labor market because of Covid-19 
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        NSI: Turnover in retail via internet in Bulgaria up by 57% y/y in October 2020
    Turnover in retail sales of textiles, clothing, footwear and leather goods in specialised stores was down by 13.5 per cent 
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        Bulgarian accommodation establishments’ revenue dropped 39% y/y in October 2020
    Revenue from foreigners fell by 61.2 per cent on an annual basis 
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    INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION
        Bulgaria and Croatia signed a Memorandum of Cooperation
    The two countries will work for the better positioning of tourism at the European Union level 
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    BULGARIA  IN  EU
        Minister of Transport Rossen Jeliazkov: The organizations, which share data will have an easier access to EU funding
    The proposal of the Data Governance Act was discussed in the course of the conference of EU Telecommunications Ministers 
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