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Bulgaria sees slight increase in business climate confidence – poll

February 29, 2016March 1, 2016 Independent Balkan News Agency

A regular poll by Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute has found that in February 2016, the total business climate indicator increased

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Plovdiv hosts Vinaria 2016 wine industry exhibition from February 24 to 28

February 25, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Vinaria, the annual exhibition of the vine and wine industry, has opened at the International Fair Plovdiv and continues until

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OECD: World economy is likely to expand no faster in 2016 than in 2015

February 18, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff

Achieving strong growth in the global economy remains elusive, with only a modest recovery in advanced economies and slower activity

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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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