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Bulgaria’s competition watchdog fines bus company 565 100 leva

July 30, 2015July 30, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) said on July 30 that it has fined Etap-Adress a total of 565

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Bulgarian telecom carrier Mobiltel to buy cable provider Blizoo

July 29, 2015July 31, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s largest telecom carrier Mobiltel said has agreed to buy cable TV and internet service provider Blizoo from Swedish investment

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Israel’s pharmaceutical giant Teva buys Allergan’s generics unit in largest-ever Israeli acquisition

July 29, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Israel’s Teva Pharmaceuticals, the world’s biggest maker of generics, has announced its acquisition of the generics unit of Allergan for

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Bulgaria’s business climate indicator drops again in July

July 28, 2015July 30, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s business climate indicator dropped in July 2015, for the second straight month, after increases in the first five months

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Romanian, Turkish tourists visiting Bulgaria increase as Russian holidaymakers numbers drop

July 27, 2015July 30, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency tourism

The number of tourists visiting Bulgaria is falling, with a notable decrease in Russian tourists, but the first half of

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European real estate volumes show big jump

July 27, 2015July 30, 2015 The Prague Post

Cross-border capital investment throughout European real estate increased by 30 per cent during the first half of 2015, to 129

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Trillion-euro global trade deal eliminates customs duties on 201 high-tech products

July 26, 2015July 28, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Union, the United States, China and the vast majority of the World Trade Organization (WTO) members that were

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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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