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Sofia – Istanbul rail link set to return as reconstruction on Turkish side completed

February 20, 2017March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

The railway link between Bulgaria’s capital Sofia and Turkey’s largest city Istanbul is set to return after the completion of

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Bulgaria 

FDI in Bulgaria in 2016 was 682.8M euro

February 17, 2017March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in 2016 stood at 682.8 million euro, the equivalent of 1.5 per cent of the

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Business 

InvestBulgaria Agency projects 400 million leva investment and creation of 6000 jobs in 2017

February 15, 2017March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria may expect to see investments of 400 milllion leva (about 204 million euro) with the potential to create 6000

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Bulgaria 

Audit finds irregularities in more than 100 public procurements by Bulgaria’s Defence Ministry

February 14, 2017March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

An audit has found irregularities in more than 100 public procurements by the Ministry of Defence, Bulgaria’s caretaker Defence Minister

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Europe 

Two months after the elections, Macedonia is yet to form a government

February 13, 2017March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Macedonia

Political leaders in the Republic of Macedonia are yet to come to an agreement on the creation of a new government

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Business 

Bulgaria’s exports in 2016 were 2.6% higher than 2015 – NSI

February 9, 2017March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s exports in 2016 were 2.6 per cent higher than in 2015, but exports to non-EU countries dropped by 5.9

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Business 

Bulgarian exports to EU rose 6.8% y/y in January – November 2016, but trade balance negative

February 8, 2017March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria’s exports to other European Union countries in January to November 2016 were 6.8 per cent higher than in January

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Business 

Bulgarian consumer confidence increased in January 2017 – NSI poll

February 7, 2017March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

Confidence among Bulgarian consumers was 2.5 percentage points higher in January 2017 than it was in October 2016, the National

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian carriers irked by repeated delays at border checkpoint with Turkey

February 6, 2017March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Turkey

Bulgaria’s union of international carriers has lashed out at the country’s authorities over repeated long delays at the Kapitan Andreevo

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