Cabinet offers coastal site for Rheinmetall defense plant
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The government has proposed a new location near Burgas for a Rheinmetall manufacturing facility, a concrete offer to the German defense giant. Separately, the Kremlin has publicly welcomed the President's stance on the war in Ukraine, as lawmakers continue to question the Prime Minister and his deputies in parliament.
A shipment of a different nature arrives from Greece tomorrow when the remains of Tsar Samuil return for a museum ceremony. The transport will be escorted by two pairs of MiG-29 and F-16 fighter jets, a high-altitude welcome for the monarch. Meanwhile, the Ministry of Interior noted that a recently murdered businessman and his suspected killer were seen together just two weeks before the shooting.
The economic outlook is less ceremonial. Inflation reached 5.6% in September, and while the state is being praised as a debt outperformer, the interest on that debt is rising. Banks have hinted they intend to recoup the cost of a new tax on their excess profits by increasing interest rates on loans.