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FDI in Bulgaria in January-February was 102.4M euro

April 20, 2017April 20, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first two months of 2017 stood at 102.4 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian caretaker government approves humanitarian aid to Afghanistan, Yemen and Syria

April 19, 2017April 19, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Europe migrant crisis, Syria, Syrian refugees

At what is likely to be one of its last few meetings, Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet has approved the provision of

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Business 

Bulgarians’ household income up by 1.5 times in past eight years – but spending has risen at the same rate

April 18, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

The average income of a member of a Bulgarian household increased about 1.5 times from 2008 to 2016, but spending

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s military: Gaps in the ranks, outdated equipment and shortage of funds

April 13, 2017April 15, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Nato

Bulgaria’s armed forces have a critical shortage of military personnel, a systemic lack of money and are supplied with outdated

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria’s population decreased again in 2016 – National Statistical Institute

April 12, 2017April 15, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

The trend of Bulgaria’s population decreasing continued again in 2016, with a fall of 0.7 per cent compared with 2015,

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Business 

Bulgarian exports in January and February 2017 up by 12.7% year-on-year – NSI

April 10, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s exports in January and February 2017 added up to more than 7.7 billion leva, an increase of 12.7 per

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Bulgaria 

Head of State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad resigns to become nationalist MP

April 5, 2017April 5, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

At a meeting on April 5 2017, Bulgaria’s caretaker cabinet accepted the resignation of State Agency for Bulgarians Abroad head

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Europe 

Peaceful protests are acceptable, Serbian president-elect Vucic says

April 4, 2017April 4, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Serbia

Serbia is a democratic country and protests about elections results are acceptable as long as they are peaceful, prime minister

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian Justice Ministry proposes banning foreign countries from financing religious groups

April 4, 2017April 4, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

The Justice Ministry of Bulgaria, which currently is being run by a caretaker cabinet pending the formation of an elected

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