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Bulgaria has lowest proportion of part-time workers in EU – Eurostat

August 13, 2018August 15, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Eurostat

Bulgaria had the lowest proportion in the European Union of part-time workers, at just two per cent, according to figures

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Bulgaria’s exports in the first half of 2018 slightly up – statistics institute

August 10, 2018August 13, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

In the period January – June 2018 the value of all the goods exported from Bulgaria amounted to 25 569.4

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

August 7, 2018August 10, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

A poll by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that consumer confidence dropped by 0.6 percentage points in July

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Production of beer in Bulgaria fell 4% in 2017 – Eurostat

August 3, 2018August 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The production of beer in Bulgaria in 2017 was four per cent lower than in 2016, EU statistics agency Eurostat

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France’s Societe Generale to sell Bulgarian unit to Hungary’s OTP Bank

August 2, 2018August 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

French banking group Societe Generale said on August 2 that it has agreed the sale of its Bulgarian subsidiary, Societe

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European Commission clears PPF Group’s acquisition of Telenor’s CEE business

July 30, 2018August 2, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission said on July 30 that it has approved the proposed acquisition of mobile carrier Telenor’s subsidiaries in

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July 2018 survey sees business climate in Bulgaria as unchanged from previous month

July 30, 2018August 2, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

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

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-May 2018 was 120.5M euro

July 19, 2018August 17, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first five months of 2018 stood at 120.5 million euro, the equivalent of

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EU regulator hits Google with a record $5 billion fine

July 18, 2018July 19, 2018 VOANews

The European Union’s antitrust regulator fined Google a record $5 billion on July 18 for illegally exploiting the powerful market

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