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FDI in Bulgaria in January-June was 799.6M euro

August 17, 2015August 17, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first half of the year stood at 799.6 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgaria 

Mayor of Bulgaria’s Karlovo charged with wilful mismanagement

August 17, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

The Plovdiv Regional Prosecutor’s Office has laid criminal charges against Emil Kabaivanov, mayor of the town of Karlovo, with wilful

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Bulgaria 

‘Code orange’ hazardous weather warning for Bulgaria for August 17

August 16, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

A code “orange” weather warning has been issued for five districts in Bulgaria for August 17 because of heavy rain

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Bulgarian Orthodox Church Plovdiv Metropolitan continues campaign for mayoral candidate

August 16, 2015September 1, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Bulgaria elections 2015, Bulgarian Orthodox Church, Plovdiv

The controversial Metropolitan of Plovdiv, Nikolai, has continued his campaign for a candidate in Bulgaria’s forthcoming mayoral elections, issuing an

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Bulgaria records 0.4% economic growth in Q2 – flash estimate

August 14, 2015August 20, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy posted 0.4 per cent growth in the second quarter of the year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said

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Bulgaria 

Petition launched for retirement of Bulgaria’s National History Museum head

August 13, 2015August 18, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

An online petitition calling for the government to retire the head of Bulgaria’s National History Museum, Bozhidar Dimitrov, had gathered

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria to forego dividend from state energy holding – reports

August 12, 2015August 12, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency energy

Bulgaria’s Energy Ministry will not seek any dividend from the Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) for 2014, using the money instead

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Bulgaria 

Bulgaria CPI slides back into deflation in July

August 12, 2015August 18, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s consumer price index (CPI) fell by 0.2 per cent in July and the annual figure recorded 0.2 per cent

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian cabinet boosts funding for coping with natural disasters

August 12, 2015August 18, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved on August 12 further funding for ministries and municipalities adding up to a total of more than

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