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FDI in Bulgaria in H1 2016 was 778.4M euro

August 17, 2016August 19, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first half of 2016 stood at 778.4 million euro, the equivalent of 1.7

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Two Bulgarian banks required to increase capital buffers after stress test

August 13, 2016August 17, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

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

August 11, 2016August 11, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

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

August 9, 2016August 11, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

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

August 5, 2016August 6, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency

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

August 4, 2016August 5, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

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

July 29, 2016August 1, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

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

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

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

July 27, 2016July 28, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH) has successfully placed a 550 million euro bond issue on the Irish Stock Exchange, the company

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