Bulgarian lev

Gasoline prices in Bulgaria went up sharply. Only a few months after the massive protests in the autumn that spanned the country for fuel appreciation and after winter's soaring prices, the A 95 gasoline carries record-breaking figures for this year. Since mid-March, the increase has averaged 12 cents per liter. From 2.08 leva on March 14, the mass gasoline now averages 2.20 leva.

Realistic is the goal of the Hemus highway being ready by 2024, Regional Minister Petya Avramova said in a statement on the initiative of the GERB party "Europe in your home" on Saturday.

The Bulgarian navy expects three companies to submit offers to supply two patrol vessels under an ongoing tender: Italy's Fincantieri, Germany's Lürssen, and Bulgarian shipbuilder MTG Dolphin, reports Defense News. 

Cardholders for non-contact payments Mastercard and Maestro will now be able to cover up to leva 50 bills without entering a transaction approval PIN. The increase of the current limit of BGN 20 will come into force on April 12, the operator of these cards announced.

,,The Rural Development Program currently has projects for EUR 25 million, which are being used throughout the country.'' This was stated by the Minister of Agriculture Rumen Porozhanov in the Thracian village of Leva Reka.

The new 100 Leva banknote that the Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) put into circulation on 28 December 2018 appears to be more secure than the euro.

The assets of banks in Bulgaria are getting closer to the size of gross domestic product, and by the end of last year they are now equivalent to 97.8% of the country's economy.

The annual fees for the training of students in the Bulgarian universities for the next 2019/2020 will vary between BGN 200 and EUR 7700. This is understood by a draft decision of the Council of Ministers, which has been put into public discussion, reports Dnevnik. 

Austrian Raiffeisenbank plans to expand its operations on the Bulgarian market. This is clear from the bank's annual report and a statement by Chief Executive Officer Johan Strobl.

Not even a single lev will be paid for poor quality work. This is how the mayor Yordanka Fandakova commented on the latest signals of poor performance of the repair of the central Sofia street "Graf Ignatiev".

1 million and 200 thousand leva are the quality sanctions provided for the repair contractor, and 240 thousand leva per day is the fine if delayed.