Two Bulgarian banks required to increase capital buffers after stress test
Bulgaria’s central bank published on August 13 the results of the asset quality review and stress test of the country’s
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COSCO says aims to turn Piraeus port into one of Europe’s largest container hubs
Chinese giant COSCO, which on Wednesday completed officially the acquisition of a majority stake in Piraeus Port, said it aims
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Despite exports drop, Bulgaria records shrinking trade gap in H1 2016
Bulgaria’s foreign trade gap in the first half of this year stood at 2.14 billion leva, or 1.1 billion euro, shrinking from
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Bulgarian consumer confidence decreased in July 2016 – poll
Bulgaria’s consumer confidence indicator was 0.6 percentage points lower in July 2016 than in April, the National Statistical Institute (NSI)
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Israel’s Teva Pharmaceutical completes acquisition of Actavis Generics
Israel’s Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, the world’s largest maker of generic drugs, has completed the acquisition of Actavis Generics, a unit
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Reduction in unemployment in Bulgaria among highest in EU – Eurostat
Bulgaria recorded the third-largest decrease in unemployment among European Union countries between June 2015 and June 2016, EU statistics office
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Bulgarian business sentiment drops in July 2016 – poll
A regular monthly poll by the National Statistical Institute (NSI) found a drop in business sentiment in Bulgaria in July
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Bulgaria’s BEH places 550M euro bond on Irish Stock Exchange
Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) has successfully placed a 550 million euro bond issue on the Irish Stock Exchange, the company
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Brexit prompts cuts in global economic growth forecasts
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has cut its two-year global economic growth forecast due to uncertainty surrounding Britain’s exit from
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