News archive of November 2015

Commercial banks in Bulgaria posted BGN 795 M net profit for the first nine months of 2015, an increase of 32% year-on-year and 7% above the figure for the whole of 2014, the central bank has said.

Investigations on a Roman-era tunnel, which was discovered in the garden of a house in the Aegean province of ?zmir's Kadifekale district, have been completed. The tunnel, which is thought to have been built as a water conveyance system, will be the subject of a documentary film. Promotional booklets will also be made for the tunnel. 

China on Nov. 2 raised the daily reference rate for its yuan currency by the largest margin in a decade, officials and reports said, just three months after a surprise devaluation sent shockwaves through global markets.

Environment and Energy Minister Panos Skourletis met with Austrian Ambassador in Athens Andrea Ikić-Böhm on Monday and expressed the Greek government’s opposition for the construction of a new nuclear power plant in the United Kingdom while mentioning that Greece is in favour of restricting and eliminating the use of nuclear power.

China's first big passenger plane rolled off the assembly line on Nov. 2 as the Asian giant seeks the prestige of having its own aviation sector, and to challenge foreign giants Airbus and Boeing for market share.

The second largest city in Bulgaria - Plovdiv, which has been designated as one of the 2019 European Capitals of Culture, will host a jazz festival between November 2 and 6.

Grammy winner Kurt Elling will open this year's edition of the Jazz Festival with some of his most famous songs for which he has been nominated ten times for the musical awards.

Serves: 6 Preparation time: 20 mins Cooking time:36 mins Ready in: 55 mins

Ingredients

1 small cabbage cut into small pieces

2 leeks, coarsely chopped

3-4 sprigs of celery, chopped

1½ cup of rice

1 tablespoon chopped mint (optional)

Russian airline Kogalymavia, which operated the Airbus A321 that crashed in Egypt's Sinai peninsula on Saturday, has blamed the crash on a midair mechanical impact.

According to a senior manager of the company, the crash resulted from a major damage caused to the airplane's frame in flight.

Five months on, the number of women deputies in the Turkish parliament takes a tumbleThe number of female deputies representing the four political parties in the Turkish parliament has dropped from a record number of 95 to 81, the unofficial results of the Nov. 1 snap elections have revealed.

Turkey's Nov. 1 election offered voters choices but the challenging security environment and violence against party members, party buildings and campaign staff hindered candidates' ability to campaign freely, international observers said on Nov. 2.