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Bulgarian exports to Russia fell by close to 25% in 2015 – NSI

February 9, 2016February 10, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria’s exports to Russia were down 24.7 per cent year-on-year in 2015 while imports from Russia decreased by 20.3 per

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Lukoil sells filling stations in Poland, Central Europe

February 8, 2016 The Warsaw Voice energy, Poland, Russia

Russia’s privately-owned fuel giant Lukoil agreed to sell more than 230 filling stations located in Poland, Lithuania and Latvia to

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Investors give startup $3.8 million to develop pet-monitoring device

February 8, 2016 The Kyiv Post Ukraine

Petcube Camera, a device developed by a new Ukrainian startup that allows pet owners to monitor and even play with

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Bulgaria reports increased exports to other EU countries, but trade balance still negative

February 8, 2016February 10, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s exports to other European Union countries were 8.3 per cent higher in January to November 2015 than in January

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Bulgarian consumer confidence improves – poll

February 5, 2016February 8, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s consumer confidence indicator was 1.5 percentage points higher in January 2016 than in October 2015, the National Statistical Institute

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Bulgarian Notary Chamber head: Theft of companies has become a business

February 4, 2016June 8, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

For more than five years the Notary Chamber of Bulgaria has repeatedly been warning of the problem of the theft

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Raiffeisenbank Bulgaria secures 35M euro credit line for SMEs from European Investment Fund

February 2, 2016February 2, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Raiffeisenbank Bulgaria and the European Investment Fund signed a 35 million euro guarantee agreement to increase lending to innovative small

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Fraport served 3.8M passengers at Bulgarian airports in 2015

February 2, 2016February 2, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

German airport operator Fraport has served 3.8 million passengers at its two Bulgarian airports in 2015, the company’s Bulgarian subsidiary

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Increased optimism in construction, service industries boost view of Bulgaria’s business climate – poll

January 28, 2016January 29, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency

A regular poll by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) has found slightly increased optimism about the country’s business climate, boosted

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