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’60 000 Greek companies to move to Bulgaria’ – Hellenic business association chief

July 20, 2015July 22, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

About 60 000 Greek companies intend relocating to Bulgaria because of higher taxes on companies, capital controls and the Tsipras

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Carrefour, Piccadilly retailers merger in Bulgaria called off

July 20, 2015July 21, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian supermarket chain Piccadilly’s proposed merger with retail group Carrefour’s franchisee in Bulgaria has been cancelled, according to reports in

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Greek Eurobank EFG to buy Alpha Bank branches in Bulgaria

July 18, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

Greek banking group Eurobank EFG has agreed to buy the branches of its domestic rival Alpha Bank in Bulgaria, the

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-May was 616.9M euro

July 17, 2015July 17, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first five months of the year stood at 616.9 million euro, the equivalent

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Bulgarian exports to non-EU countries up 10.4% in January-May 2015

July 10, 2015July 10, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgarian exports to “third countries” – meaning non-EU countries – were 10.4 per cent higher in January to May 2015

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IMF sees economic recovery in euro zone ‘broadly on track’

July 9, 2015July 12, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Greece, IMF

The economic recovery in the euro area seems broadly on track, with a generally robust recovery in domestic demand and

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Bulgarian exports to EU up but trade balance still negative

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

Bulgarian exports to other European Union countries were 12.3 per cent higher in January to April 2015 than in January

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Sofia taxi drivers threaten protests, road blockades unless Uber banned

July 7, 2015July 9, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

A day after Bulgaria’s Competition Protection Commission imposed a total of 200 000 leva (about 102 000 euro) on two

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Bulgaria’s competition protection commission fines two Uber firms 200 000 leva

July 6, 2015July 7, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Competition Protection Commission (CPC) has imposed four fines totalling 200 000 leva (about 102 260 euro) on two companies

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