Economy of the Republic of Ireland

The projections for Bulgaria's economic growth in 2019 and 2020 remain unchanged - 3.3% and 3.4% respectively. Inflation will be 2.4% this year and 1.7% in 2020, according to the European Commission's economic forecast.

The opportunities for joint projects were discussed at a meeting today with representatives of the International Bank for Economic Cooperation and Dr. Boyko Takov, Executive Director of Bulgarian Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises Promotion Agency. The talks were attended by Mr. Boyko Kotsev, member of IBEC Managing Board, Dr. Ivan Hristov, Deputy Managing Director of IBEC and Mr.

We expect Bulgaria's economic growth to recover, albeit limited by declining demand for its foreign markets, shortage of employees and cooling of consumer attitudes, the European Commission said.

The GDP growth rate declined from 3.6 percent in 2017 to 3.1 percent in 2018. This is stated in the Annual Report 2019 "Economic Development and Policy in Bulgaria: Assessments and Expectations." Focus topic: Structural imbalances and risks for the economy "by the Institute of Economic Research at the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences.

Speaking at an event organized by the ruling Serbian Progressive Party in Belgrade on May 4, Serbian Finance Minister Sinisa Mali said that Serbian GDP grew last year by 4.3 per cent.

The minister said this "has put Serbia among the [top] 10 economies of Europe in terms of GDP growth, and means we no longer compete with countries in the region".

AFP - Ryanair will cut 150 flights because of strike action across Europe on Friday, as Brussels urged it to respect workers' rights enshrined in EU law.

The Dublin-based carrier said that it would cancel six percent of flights amid the walk-outs in Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain. It had previously estimated 190 would be affected.

The prospect of a trade war is threatening the global growth outlook, which otherwise is on course for a 40-year low in unemployment, the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) said on May 30.

Ryanair has made a historic climbdown in the face of a pre-Christmas strike threatened by its Dublin pilots by agreeing to recognise unions for first time in its 33-year history, Daily Telegraph writes. 

Ireland should seriously consider exiting the EU to avoid being left marginalised and economically damaged by Brexit, a leading academic in Dublin has said.

The economist Ray Kinsella said the country was too peripheral to the economic bloc's core interests and Brussels could not be trusted to look after Ireland's interests.

The Higher Public Prosecutor in Belgrade on Wednesday ordered the interior ministry to collect information which would establish whether fraud had been committed during a televised lottery draw earlier in the week.

The problem arose when during a National Lottery live broadcast on Tuesday night, when a graphic on the screen showed the number 21 instead of 27.