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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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Unemployment in Bulgaria was 6.1% in December 2017, again below EU average – Eurostat

January 31, 2018February 1, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgarian in December 2017 was 6.1 per cent, down from 6.7 per cent in December 2016 and again

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Poll sees improved business climate in Bulgaria in January 2018

January 29, 2018January 31, 2018 Independent Balkan News Agency

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

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IMF hikes global growth outlook on US tax cut boost

January 23, 2018January 21, 2019 Deutsche Welle IMF

In the latest update to the IMF’s World Economic Outlook (WEO), nearly all the forecasts for 2018 and 2019 were

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