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Bulgarian competition regulator allows Vivacom to buy former subsidiary

June 8, 2015June 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has allowed telecom carrier Vivacom to purchase infrastructure company Nurts, a former subsidiary

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Bulgarian firms hired 645 foreigners from non-EU countries in 2014 – employment agency

June 8, 2015June 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian firms, facing a skills shortage in areas like IT, engineering and even sport, hired 645 foreigners from 45 countries

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Increase in tax evasion by real estate agencies and brokers, Bulgaria’s revenue agency says

June 8, 2015June 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

There has been an increase in tip-offs by customers of real estate businesses in recent months about irregularities, Bulgaria’s National

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CEE banking sector more profitable than in Western Europe – UniCredit

June 8, 2015 The Slovak Spectator

Banks in the central and eastern European (CEE) region are still more profitable than those in western Europe, a study

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Last foreign player pulls out of Polish shale gas

June 8, 2015 The Warsaw Voice energy, Poland

US energy company ConocoPhillips has said it is stopping exploration for shale gas in Poland amid unsatisfactory results, the last

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Bulgarian national charged by SEC for stock market fraud in US

June 5, 2015June 8, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

A Bulgarian national identified as Nedko Nedev has been accused by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the US stock

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FDI in Bulgaria exceeding remittances – Economy Minister

June 4, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Investments in Bulgaria are exceeding remittances sent by Bulgarians abroad, Economy Minister Bozhidar Lukarski said on June 4. Speaking in

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Bulgaria and Serbia agree to accelerate work on gas interconnector plan

June 4, 2015June 4, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Serbia

Bulgaria and Serbia have undertaken to work faster on building gas interconnectors, Bulgaria’s Economy Ministry said at the close of

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Unemployment in Bulgaria dropped to 10.1% in April, EU at 9.7%

June 3, 2015June 5, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff euro zone, Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria was 10.1 per cent in April 2015, down from 11.6 per cent in April 2014, but the

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