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Bulgaria Customs Agency to investigate Lukoil refinery

June 1, 2015June 3, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s Customs Agency has started an audit of the Neftochim oil refinery, owned by Russian oil conglomerate Lukoil, to investigate

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Bulgaria to come up with new rules on debt collectors – Justice Minister

May 29, 2015May 29, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

A working group is carrying out a comprehensive review of the workings of Bulgaria’s debt collectors and proposals on how

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Increased optimism about Bulgarian business climate in May, for fifth straight month – NSI

May 28, 2015May 31, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Opinions among executives in Bulgaria about the country’s business climate improved in May 2015, the fifth consecutive month of increased

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Bulgaria approves plan to cut red tape binding businesses

May 27, 2015May 28, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s cabinet has approved the country’s third action plan to reduce the administrative burden on businesses in a move that

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Russian exec says Chevron could help revive Burgas-Alexandroupolis pipeline – report

May 26, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency energy

US oil firm Chevron has shown interest in reviving the proposed Bourgas-Alexandroupolis oil pipeline, reports in Russian media said on

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Bulgaria external storage market set for strong growth – IDC

May 21, 2015May 21, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s total storage hardware market grew 6.8 per cent in 2014, reaching $14.1 million in vendor revenue, as capacity increased

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Bulgarian President welcomes ‘new wave’ of German investments

May 21, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev has welcomed a “new wave” of German investments in the country, saying that the result of

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Russia’s Lukoil opens new $1.5B unit at Bulgarian refinery

May 20, 2015May 20, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Russian oil company Lukoil opened a new facility to process heavy residue at the Neftochim refinery in the Bulgarian city

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Cabinet transfers properties for intermodal terminal in Plovdiv

May 20, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Bulgaria’s cabinet approved on May 20 the transfer of 11 000 sq m of land to the National Railway Infrastructure

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