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Turkey, Russia are Bulgaria’s top trading partners among non-EU countries – statistics institute

October 10, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

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

October 9, 2017October 9, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

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

October 2, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

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

September 29, 2017September 30, 2017 Independent Balkan News Agency

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

September 28, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

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

September 26, 2017September 27, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

The number of business trips in the European Union dropped by 40 per cent between 2007 and 2015, the years

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Wizz Air discontinues three flight connections from Sofia to the UK

September 24, 2017October 6, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff

Wizz Air will discontinue its flights from the Bulgarian capital Sofia to Birmingham, Bristol, and Doncaster/Sheffield as of November 6

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Bulgarian carrier Mobiltel to rebrand as A1

September 21, 2017September 21, 2017 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian telecom Mobiltel, which currently operates under the Mtel brand, will rebrand as A1 as it parent company Telekom Austria

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Ryanair cancels 22 flights between Sofia and London

September 19, 2017December 20, 2018 The Sofia Globe staff tourism

Europe’s largest airline, the low coast carrier Ryanair, has cancelled hundreds of flights between September 19 and the end of

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