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Greece’s Eurobank Ergasias to buy Bulgarian unit of Piraeus Bank

November 7, 2018November 10, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Greek bank Eurobank Ergasias said on November 7 that it reached an agreement to buy the Bulgarian subsidiary of fellow

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Bulgarian consumer confidence dropped in October 2018, three-month poll finds

November 7, 2018November 8, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

A poll by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that consumer confidence dropped by 3.2 percentage points in October

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Unemployment in Bulgaria 5.3% in September 2018, for fourth consecutive month

October 31, 2018November 2, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Eurostat

Unemployment in Bulgaria was 5.3 per cent in September 2018, for the fourth consecutive month, and again below the EU

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Poll: Business climate in Bulgaria declines for third consecutive month

October 29, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) found gloomier views of the business climate in Bulgaria in

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EU Court of Justice: ‘Devin’ can be registered as EU trade mark for mineral water

October 25, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

he European Court of Justice ruled on October 25 that Devin, the name of a town in Bulgaria, can be

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European Commission adopts proposal for fishing opportunities in Black Sea in 2019

October 24, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Romania

The European Commission said that on October 24 it had adopted a proposal on fishing opportunities in 2019 for the

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New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria up close to 20% year-on-year

October 17, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of new passenger car registrations in January to September 2018 was 19.7 per cent higher than in January

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Bulgaria anti-trust regulator halts 675M leva passenger trains tender

October 15, 2018October 15, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has temporarily suspended the public procurement tender by the country’s state railways BDZ

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Bulgaria’s exports in January – August 2018 1.5% down – statistics institute

October 10, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

In January – August 2018 the total value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 35 078.4 million

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