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Hungary’s OTP Bank closes acquisition of Societe Generale’s Bulgarian unit

January 16, 2019January 18, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Hungary’s OTP Bank said on January 16 that it has closed the acquisition of 99.74 per cent in Societe Generale

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EBRD appoints new regional director for Romania and Bulgaria

January 16, 2019January 17, 2019 Independent Balkan News Agency

Mark Davis has been appointed the new European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) Regional Director for Romania and Bulgaria

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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria rose by close to 10% in 2018 – ACEA

January 16, 2019January 16, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of new passenger car registrations in Bulgaria in 2018 was 9.9 per cent higher than the year before,

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Nordic MTG re-opens process to sell Bulgarian broadcaster Nova Televizia

January 8, 2019January 9, 2019 The Sofia Globe staff

Modern Times Group (MTG) has terminated its previous agreement to sell its majority stake in Bulgarian broadcaster Nova Broadcasting Group

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Poll: Business climate in Bulgaria worsened slightly in December 2018

December 28, 2018December 30, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) found that the business climate in Bulgaria in December 2018

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Bulgaria reduces red tape for job-seekers

December 27, 2018December 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Fewer documents will be required from job-seekers when registering at Labour Bureau offices, the Bulgarian government decided on December 27.

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86% of toys imported into the EU come from China – Eurostat

December 25, 2018December 25, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

China is the biggest supplier of toys to the EU, accounting for 86 per cent of toy imports in 2017,

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Bulgarian Energy Holding fined 77.1M euro over gas infrastructure access

December 17, 2018December 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff energy

The European Commission said on December 17 that it has fined Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) 77.1 million euro for blocking

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Bulgarian businesses’ use of cloud computing lowest in the EU

December 13, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

At eight per cent, businesses in Bulgaria have the lowest rate of use of cloud computing services in the European

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