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Borissov: Bulgaria and Serbia to sign deal on reducing roaming within two days

December 7, 2017December 8, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Serbia

Within two days, Bulgaria and Serbia will sign a deal on reducing roaming charges, Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said on

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Bulgarian economy’s asset is educated young people, Radev tells French firms

December 5, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Roumen Radev

Bulgarian President Roumen Radev has exhorted French business people to promote industrial co-operation and technology transfers with his country. Meeting

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Bulgaria matches EU average of household spending on alcohol

December 4, 2017December 5, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

In 2016, households in Bulgaria spent 1.6 per cent of their total consumption expenditure on alcoholic beverages – precisely matching

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Fitch, S&P Global Ratings raise credit ratings for Bulgaria

December 2, 2017June 2, 2018 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

Fitch Ratings has upgraded Bulgaria’s Long-Term Foreign- and Local-Currency Issuer Default Ratings (IDRs) to ‘BBB’ from ‘BBB-‘. The outlooks are

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Record-high price for real estate in Bulgaria as competition body approves South African purchase of Paradise Center mall

December 1, 2017December 3, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Sofia

Bulgaria’s Competition Protection Commission has approved the acquisition of Paradise Center mall in Sofia by South African fund NEPI Project

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Unemployment in Bulgaria in October 2017 was 6.1 per cent, again below EU average – Eurostat

November 30, 2017December 1, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in October 2017 was 6.1 per cent, again below the European Union average, which that month was

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November 2017 survey sees business climate in Bulgaria as unchanged from last month

November 29, 2017November 30, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

A regular monthly survey by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) found that managers saw the business climate in the country

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Of bulls, bears and bubbles: Historic high as Bitcoin hits $10 000

November 29, 2017November 30, 2017 Lance Nelson

Bitcoin has just hit a huge milestone by reaching $10 000 per coin. Bitcoin is now worth more than $177

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OECD sees globe’s economy strengthening, but says further policy action needed

November 28, 2017November 29, 2017 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

The world economy has strengthened, with monetary and fiscal stimulus underpinning a broad-based and synchronised  improvement in growth rates across

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