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French telecom Orange eyes Bulgaria’s Vivacom – reports

November 17, 2016November 17, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

French telecom operator Orange is considering a bid for Bulgarian carrier Vivacom, the former state-owned fixed-line monopoly, according to reports

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Bulgaria reports negative foreign trade balance for January – September 2016

November 9, 2016November 10, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria had a negative foreign trade balance from January to September 2016, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said on November

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Bulgarian consumer confidence largely unchanged in October – poll

November 4, 2016November 5, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency

Consumer confidence among Bulgarians in October was largely unchanged since the previous poll in July, the National Statistical Institute (NSI)

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Poll: Bulgarian business climate drops in October 2016

October 28, 2016October 31, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency

A regular poll by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) found a more negative view of the Bulgarian business climate in

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Bulgaria 39th out of 190 countries in World Bank’s Doing Business 2017 report

October 26, 2016October 27, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia, World Bank

Bulgaria ranked 39th out of 190 countries in the World Bank’s Doing Business 2017 report, which assesses countries’ business regulations

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Plovdiv’s Markovo Tepe Mall to open on October 28 2016

October 25, 2016October 25, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Plovdiv’s Markovo Tepe Mall has announced that its official opening is on October 28 2016 at 10am. The project to

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Carmaker Toyota to invest 150M euro in new plant in Poland

October 22, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Japanese carmaker Toyota will invest some PLN 650 million in its two Polish plants in the coming years in order

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Bulgaria’s competition watchdog fines Telenor 5.24M leva

October 18, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Competition Protection Commission has imposed a fine of 5.24 million leva (about 2.67 million euro) on second-largest telecom carrier

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Polish auction site Allegro sold to private equity group for $3.25BN

October 17, 2016 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Private equity funds: Cinven Ltd, Permira and Mid Europa Partners have struck terms to buy 100% stake in Polish online

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