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Poland’s GTC Group buys Mall of Sofia

April 27, 2018April 27, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Polish real estate developer and investor GTC Group said on April 27 that it has acquired Mall of Sofia and

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Average price of agricultural land in Bulgaria rose by close to 15% in 2017 – statistics institute

April 24, 2018April 26, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

The average price of 0.1 hectare of agricultural land in Bulgaria reached 872 leva (about 446 euro) in 2017, an

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Bulgaria’s earnings from foreign tourists rose 11% in December-February – Tourism Ministry

April 20, 2018April 21, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Bulgaria’s revenue from foreign tourists added up to close to 796 million leva (about 407 million euro) in December 2017

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Bulgaria’s exports in January – February 2018 up by 2.9%, trade balance negative – statistics institute

April 12, 2018April 13, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

In January – February 2018, the value of all goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to just more than eight billion

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Hourly labour costs in Bulgaria lowest in EU in 2017, but rose 12%

April 10, 2018April 11, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Eurostat

Hourly labour costs in Bulgaria in 2017 were the lowest in the European Union, at 4.9 euro, though they saw

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Unemployment in Bulgaria in February 2018 was 5.3%, another record low

April 4, 2018April 5, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Eurostat

Unemployment in Bulgaria in February 2018 was 5.3 per cent, another record low and down from 6.5 per cent in

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Deadline for submitting annual corporate tax returns in Bulgaria is April 2

April 2, 2018April 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The deadline for submitting annual corporate tax returns expires on April 2 2018, Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency said. Ordinarily, the

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Business climate in Bulgaria improved in March 2018 – poll

March 29, 2018March 29, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

A regular monthly poll by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that managers see the business climate in the

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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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