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Bulgarian business climate improved slightly in August 2017 – poll

August 28, 2017August 30, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

The business climate in Bulgaria bettered slightly in August 2017, according to a regular monthly poll that found that the

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Bulgarian government awards 27-year concession for Plovdiv intermodal transport terminal

August 16, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

At a regular meeting on August 16, the Bulgarian government awarded a 27-year concession to the Terminali company for the

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Bulgarian household income in Q2 2017 up by 9.4% year-on-year – statistics institute

August 15, 2017August 16, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

The total income average per household member in Bulgaria in the second quarter of 2017 was 1355 leva (about 693

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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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