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Month: December 2017

Business 

Israel’s Teva Pharmaceutical to cut global workforce, impact on Bulgaria unclear

December 14, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Israel’s Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, the world’s largest maker of generic drugs, which has operations in Bulgaria following its acquisition of

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Bulgaria 

IMF mission praises Bulgaria’s ‘strong economic recovery’

December 14, 2017December 14, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria EU presidency, IMF

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) said on December 14 that Bulgaria’s economy was in good health as the country prepares

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria annual CPI records three per cent inflation in November

December 14, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s annual consumer price index (CPI) recorded three per cent inflation in November, after monthly figures showed 0.4 per cent inflation,

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World 

Geminid meteor shower will brighten skies on December 13 and 14

December 13, 2017December 13, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff final frontier

The Geminid meteor shower, one of the most intense annual showers that can be observed in the northern hemisphere, will

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Bulgaria 

False start in Bulgaria’s Corporate Commercial Bank embezzlement trial

December 13, 2017December 15, 2017 Alex Bivol CCB affair

Bulgaria’s special criminal court was unable on December 13 to start proceedings in the trial related to the collapse of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Cabinet approves bill tightening controls on medicine exports

December 13, 2017December 13, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s government approved on December 13 a bill of amendments to the Medicinal Products Act that aims to limit exports

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian opposition parties to table no-confidence motion in January

December 13, 2017October 4, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian Socialist Party (BSP) and the Movement for rights and Freedom (MRF), the two opposition parties in Bulgaria’s National

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Leisure 

Getting into the spirit of Bulgaria’s Rakiya

December 13, 2017May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff 0 Comments

It’s the intoxicating (well, yes), aromatic fire in the veins and breath of Bulgaria. The traditional accompaniment to the salad

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court takes on case of Parliament rejection of MP resignation

December 12, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court ruled on December 12 that a challenge by 62 MPs regarding the House vote to reject the

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