Indexes

Henley Passport Index 2021 Published, Bulgaria’s Passport Ranks 16th

The year 2021 for sure has not been the best in terms of traveling, however the ranking of world's most powerful passports was published again, it is the original, authoritative ranking of all the world's passports according to the number of destinations their holders can access without a prior visa.

Turkey's shameful press freedom record

It was in 2014 when the Freedom House decreased Turkey?s press freedom status from partly free to not free as a result of sharp deterioration in press freedom in 2013. Today, Turkey, along with its Middle Eastern, African, Gulf and many close and far Asian neighbors, enjoy the category of ?Not Free? in the media freedom.

Two Greek banks dropped from top European equity index

Greek lenders Bank of Piraeus and Eurobank will drop out of the pan-European STOXX 600 benchmark, index compiler STOXX said, potentially depriving them of investment flows at a rocky time for Greek's economic future.

Despite a recent rebound, shares in the two banks are down around 65 percent since February 2014, hurt by worries over Greece's debt pile.

Gloom sinks stocks for eighth day

Investor anxiety regarding the outlook for Greek banks combined with heightened insecurity on foreign markets on Wednesday to drive Greek stocks sharply lower for an eighth straight session. This was in tandem with bourses abroad, hit by speculation about a further deterioration in trade relations with Russia and news that Italy is back in recession.