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Bulgarian competition watchdog approves sale of telecom carrier Vivacom

January 8, 2016January 8, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has approved the sale of Bulgarian telecom firm Vivacom, one of the country’s

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Bulgaria gets Netflix as streaming service goes global

January 7, 2016January 8, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

US-based streaming service Netflix has made its service available worldwide, announcing expanded international roll-out at the CES 2016 consumer electronics

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Bulgaria had among largest decreases in unemployment in EU – Eurostat

January 7, 2016January 11, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

Bulgaria saw among the largest decreases in unemployment in the European Union, with joblessness falling from 10.6 per cent in

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Bulgaria’s Overgas denies reports of Russian gas supplies cut-off

December 31, 2015December 31, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s private gas provider Overgas said it has received no notification of a halt in gas supplies from Russia’s Gazprom

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More than 60 000 Greek companies ’emigrated’ to Bulgaria – retail association

December 22, 2015December 23, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

In a just few months since the summer, more than 60 000 Greek companies have “emigrated” to Bulgaria, according to

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-October was 1.37B euro

December 18, 2015December 21, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 10 months of the year stood at 1.37 billion euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria anti-trust regulator approves sale of Hilton, Radisson owner

December 15, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has approved the sale of the Liechtenstein-based company that owns the Hilton and

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Bulgaria’s exports to Russia have dropped 25% year-on-year – NSI

December 10, 2015December 11, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators, Russia

Exports from Bulgaria to Russia were 25 per cent lower in January-October 2015 than in January-October 2014, while imports from

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Bulgaria reports year-on-year increase in exports to rest of EU

December 9, 2015December 10, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgarian exports to other European Union countries were 9.2 per cent higher in January to September 2015 than in the

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