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CEZ board approves sale of Bulgarian assets

February 22, 2018February 23, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Czech state-owned utility CEZ said on February 22 that its supervisory board has approved the sale of the group’s assets

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EIB signs 30M euro deal with Raiffeisen Leasing Bulgaria on financing for SMEs

February 22, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

The European Investment Bank (EIB) has signed an intermediated loan agreement of 30 million euro with Raiffeisen Leasing Bulgaria to

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Bulgaria to host joint business forum with Japan’s foreign trade organisation

February 21, 2018February 21, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria will host a joint business forum with Japan’s foreign trade organisation, it was decided in talks in Tokyo between

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FDI in Bulgaria in 2017 was 901.9M euro

February 20, 2018February 21, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in 2017 stood at 901.9 million euro, the equivalent of 1.8 per cent of the

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Nordic MTG agrees sale of Bulgarian broadcaster Nova Televizia to Czech PPF Group

February 19, 2018February 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Media

Modern Times Group (MTG) said on February 19 that it has agreed to sell its majority stake in Bulgarian broadcaster

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Bulgaria’s exports climbed 10.7 per cent in 2017, but trade balance negative

February 9, 2018February 11, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria exported goods worth more than 52.2 billion leva in 2017, an increase of 10.7 per cent compared with 2016,

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Delegation to tour markets to seek motor vehicle manufacturer to relocate to Bulgaria

February 8, 2018February 10, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

A Bulgarian delegation including former president Rossen Plevneliev and Economy Minister Emil Karanikolov is to tour markets in Europe and

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Bulgarian consumer confidence gained slightly in past three months – statistics institute

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

A regular three-month survey by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that consumer confidence in January 2018 was 1.1

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Safer Internet Day 2018: Only 20% of Bulgarian businesses have an ICT security policy

February 6, 2018February 7, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

Only 20 per cent of Bulgarian businesses using computers had a IT security policy, lower than the EU average of

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