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Bulgaria picks China’s HNA Group for Plovdiv Airport concession

March 28, 2018October 4, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Bulgaria’s government said on March 28 that it has chosen a consortium that includes a subsidiary of Chinese conglomerate HNA

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FDI in Bulgaria in January 2018 was 158.8M euro

March 22, 2018March 22, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first month of the year stood at 158.8 million euro, the equivalent of

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Romania has lowest arable land purchase prices in the EU – statistics agency

March 22, 2018March 22, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The purchase price of arable land in Romania was the cheapest in the European Union in 2016, EU statistics agency

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Employees in Bulgaria have lowest compensation per hour in the EU – Eurostat

March 22, 2018March 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

Compensation of employees in Bulgaria per hour is the lowest in the European Union, coming in at the equivalent of

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Telenor to sell CEE business to Czech PPF Group for 2.8B euro

March 21, 2018March 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Norway’s Telenor said on March 21 that it has agreed to sell its Central and Eastern European (CEE) telecommunications business,

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EU states agree on transparency rules to curb tax avoidance

March 13, 2018 Deutsche Welle Bulgaria EU presidency

European Union finance ministers on backed on March 13 2018 transparency measures requiring financial advisers, accountants, lawyers and banks to

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Bulgaria has plans for millions of euro to boost entreneurship, deputy economy minister tells Sofia Startup Expo

March 13, 2018March 15, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria intends launching procedures involving more than 150 million euro that will be aimed at promoting entrepreneurship in the country,

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Bulgaria’s exports in January 2018 up by 12.3%, trade balance negative

March 13, 2018March 14, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

The total value of all goods exported from Bulgarian in January 2018 was 12.3 per cent higher than in January

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Bulgaria real estate prices rose 6 to 8% in 2017 – agency

March 11, 2018March 12, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Varna

Property prices across Bulgaria rose steadily from six to eight per cent in 2017, Kaloyan Bogdanov, marketing manager of real

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