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Bulgarian car assembly plant files for bankruptcy – reports

March 28, 2017March 28, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Litex Motors, the owner and operator of the sole car assembly plant in the country, has filed for bankruptcy

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Foreign Direct Investment in Bulgaria in January 2017 was 54M euro

March 21, 2017March 22, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first month of the year stood at 54 million euro, the equivalent of

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Bulgarian exports to other EU countries up 7.2 per cent in 2016, trade balance negative

March 14, 2017March 15, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s exports to other European Union countries in 2016 were 7.2 per cent higher than in 2015, but the country’s

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Labour inspectorate finds foreigners illegally employed at Bulgarian ski resorts

March 12, 2017March 16, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian Labour Inspectorate found numerous breaches of labour law at the country’s ski resorts, including the illegal employment of

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Bulgaria, Poland have EU’s second-largest proportion of managers who are women – Eurostat

March 7, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Union country with the largest share of women in managerial positions is Latvia, the only EU country where women

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Bulgaria’s annual GDP growth in 2016 was 3.4% – statistical institute

March 7, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s GDP for 2016 increased in real terms by 3.4 per cent compared to 2015, the National Statistical Institute said

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Business climate in Bulgaria’s construction and service industries slightly improved in February – poll

February 28, 2017March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that managers’ views of the business climate in

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Sensata Technologies Bulgaria handed Investor of the Year top prize

February 24, 2017March 9, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

The InvestBulgaria Agency has handed its top prize, the Golden Bull, to Sensata Technologies Bulgaria at the Investor of the

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InvestBulgaria Agency projects 400 million leva investment and creation of 6000 jobs in 2017

February 15, 2017March 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria may expect to see investments of 400 milllion leva (about 204 million euro) with the potential to create 6000

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