World Bank raises Bulgaria 2017 growth forecast to 3.8%
The World Bank expects Bulgaria’s economy to grow by 3.8 per cent in 2017, thanks to robust domestic demand that
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British Bulgarian Business Association elects Omourtag Petkov as new chairman
The newly-elected board of the British Bulgarian Business Association (BBAA) has held its first meeting, electing lawyer Omourtag Petkov as
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IMF October 2017 World Economic Outlook: Global upswing in economic activity ‘strengthening’
The global upswing in economic activity is strengthening, with global growth projected to rise to 3.6 per cent in 2017
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Turkey, Russia are Bulgaria’s top trading partners among non-EU countries – statistics institute
Turkey and Russia were in the top two spots among Bulgaria’s trading partners that are not members of the European
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Bulgaria’s exports to other EU countries up 11.2% in January – July 2017 but trade balance negative
Bulgaria’s exports to other European Union countries in January to July 2017 were 11.2 per cent higher than in January
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Unemployment in Bulgaria in August 2017 was 6.2 per cent – Eurostat
Unemployment in Bulgaria in August 2017 was 6.2 per cent, unchanged from the previous month but down from 7.4 per
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Bulgarian business climate slid slightly in September 2017 – poll
A regular monthly poll by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found that views of the business climate got slightly
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Bulgaria’s competition watchdog rejects claim by bidder disqualified from Plovdiv Airport concession process
Bulgaria’s Competition Protection Commission (CPC) has rejected a claim by a candidate that bid for the Plovdiv Airport concession but
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Economic crisis produced 40% plunge in business trips in EU after 2007 – Eurostat
The number of business trips in the European Union dropped by 40 per cent between 2007 and 2015, the years
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