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New car sales in Bulgaria rose in first four months of 2018 – ACEA

May 17, 2018May 19, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

New car registrations in Bulgaria in the first four months of 2018 added up to 11 188, an increase of

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Black Sea region instability hits cruise ship business for Bulgarian port cities

May 15, 2018May 16, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency tourism

Bulgaria’s Black Sea port cities of Varna and Bourgas will see no cruise ships dock in summer 2018, a result

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South African investment: Sofia’s Polygraphia Office Centre to be renamed after Nelson Mandela

May 15, 2018July 3, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

AG Capital, a leading group of companies in the field of real estate in Bulgaria has announced the establishment of

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Bulgaria’s investment to GDP ratio dropped more than nine percentage points in 10 years

May 14, 2018May 15, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The ratio of investment to GDP in Bulgaria dropped by 9.1 percentage points between 2007 and 2017, according to figures

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Bulgaria’s total exports up, but big drop in exports to non-EU countries – NSI

May 11, 2018May 14, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s total exports in January to March 2018 were 2.4 per cent higher than in January to March 2017, but

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Bulgarian consumer confidence increased between January and April 2018 – statistics institute

May 9, 2018May 11, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

Consumer confidence among Bulgarians was 1.8 percentage points higher in April 2018 than in January, the National Statistical Institute (NSI)

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UniCredit to lend 340M euro more to Eastern European SMEs

May 7, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

UniCredit has signed an agreement with the European Investment Fund to provide an additional 340 million euro in financing to

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Unemployment in Bulgaria was 5.2% in March 2018, again below EU average

May 2, 2018May 3, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria in March 2018 was 5.2 per cent, down from 5.3 per cent a month earlier and from

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Monthly poll: Business climate in Bulgaria improved in April 2018

April 30, 2018May 1, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

A regular monthly poll by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that the business climate indicator increased by 2.8

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