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Day: October 31, 2017

Business 

Bulgaria falls to 50th place in World Bank ease of doing business ranking of 190 economies

October 31, 2017October 31, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency World Bank

Bulgaria is in 50th place in the World Bank’s ranking of ease of doing business in 190 economies, a drop

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Unemployment in Bulgaria in September 2017 was 6.1% – Eurostat

October 31, 2017November 2, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in September 2017 was 6.1 per cent, down from 7.2 per cent in September 2016 and again

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Jewish organisation Shalom condemns anti-Semitic daubing of Soviet Army monument in Sofia

October 31, 2017November 2, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgarian Jews

The Shalom Organization of the Jews in Bulgaria has condemned the daubing of an anti-Semitic slogan on the Soviet Army

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria January-September 2017 Budget surplus at 2.42B leva

October 31, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry said on October 31 that the consolidated Budget surplus for the first nine months of 2017 was

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria pledges support for Moldova’s pro-EU reforms

October 31, 2017October 31, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Moldova

Bulgaria will continue to offer full support for Moldova’s reform efforts meant to bring closer integration with the European Union,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian deputy prime minister Simeonov slams TV stations over health minister’s resignation

October 31, 2017November 2, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Media, Valeri Simeonov

Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister Valeri Simeonov, co-leader of the nationalist grouping that is the minority partner in the coalition government,

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian municipality bans Halloween celebrations in schools and kindergartens

October 31, 2017November 1, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s municipality of Elin Pelin, about 30km from Sofia, has for a second year running banned Halloween celebrations in schools,

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