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Bulgaria could get up to 2.5B euro FDI in 2013 – official

January 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Foreign direct investment (FDI) in the Bulgarian economy in 2013 was expected to reach between two billion euro and 2.5

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Bulgaria begins collecting income tax for 2012

January 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

On the first working day of 2013, Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency (NRA) is already accepting income tax filings for the

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Major events and anniversaries in Bulgaria in 2013

January 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria marks a number of anniversaries of significant historical events in 2013, along with a series of major political turning

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Traffic intensifies as Bulgaria heads for first working day after New Year holiday

January 1, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Traffic and border police were on standby in Bulgaria to deal with heavy traffic as travellers headed home after the

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Bulgarian television viewers vote Bourgas Airport terrorist attack event of 2012

January 1, 2013January 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Viewers of public broadcaster Bulgarian National Television voted the July suicide bombing terrorist attack on a group of Israeli tourists

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Bulgaria Business News 

Close to 50 000 firms registered in Bulgaria in 2012

December 31, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Close to 50 000 new companies, most of them SMEs, were registered in Bulgaria in 2012, nearly 5000 more than

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Temperatures just below zero to usher in Bulgaria’s New Year, weather forecasters say

December 31, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Temperatures in the range of minus five to zero degrees Celsius will prevail at midnight as Bulgaria meets the New

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Bulgarian PM orders suspension of residential construction project at seaside near Nessebur

December 31, 2012December 31, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov instructed the country’s construction control directorate on December 31 2012 to issue an order suspending

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‘Warm weather’ spell could hit Bulgaria’s winter tourism season

December 31, 2012June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The current unseasonably relatively warm weather in Bulgaria could have a negative impact on the winter snow and ski tourism

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