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Bulgaria had largest drop in youth unemployment in EU between 2006 and 2016 – Eurostat

August 11, 2017August 15, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Eurostat

Youth unemployment in Bulgaria fell from close to 30 per cent in 2006 to 22.7 per cent in 2016, according

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Unemployment in Bulgaria falls to new low, 5.9% in June 2017 – Eurostat

July 31, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria has dropped to a new low, at 5.9 per cent in June 2017, down from 7.8 per

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Less than 5 per cent of Bulgarian enterprises started in 2010 were still in business five years later – statistics institute

July 31, 2017August 2, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Just 4.8 per cent of enterprises founded in Bulgaria in 2010 were still in business in 2015, according to a

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Poll: Bulgarian business climate declined in July 2017, but still above long-term average

July 28, 2017July 28, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

In July 2017, the total Bulgarian business climate indicator decreases by 1.4 percentage points in comparison with June, but continued

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IMF raises growth projections for France, Germany, Italy and Spain but revises UK and US downward

July 24, 2017July 26, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff IMF

In its July 2017 update of its world economic outlook report, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised upwards its

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Bulgarian MPs hold limit for cash payments at 10 000 leva

July 20, 2017July 24, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

In a second-reading vote on July 20, Bulgarian MPs rejected a proposal by Prime Minister Boiko Borissov’s GERB party to

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In Istanbul, Bulgarian PM Borissov talks energy issues with Turkish, Russian top officials

July 10, 2017July 12, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Russia, Turkey

Bulgaria and Turkey have a common understanding that the development of gas transmission infrastructure, covering more Balkan countries and Europe,

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Bulgarian exports in January – May 2017 were 15.7% higher than in January – May 2016 – statistics institute

July 10, 2017July 11, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

In January to May 2017, the value of all goods exported from Bulgaria added up to 20.5 billion leva, about

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Bulgaria anti-trust regulator accuses electricity distribution firms of unfair trade practices

July 6, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) said on July 6 that the country’s three electricity distribution providers engaged in

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