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New governor of Bulgaria’s central bank to get salary much lower than predecessor

July 30, 2015August 3, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Recently-appointed central Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) governor Dimitar Radev will get a monthly salary of 15 368 leva (about 7857

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Russia’s economic woes cause 60 per cent slump in Bulgarian wine sales

July 30, 2015August 3, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Russia

Bulgarian wine sales have fallen by 60 per cent because of the political and economic situation in Russia, a leading

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Bulgarians have close to a billion leva in arrears debts – collection agency association

July 30, 2015July 31, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarians were deeper in debt in arrears in the first half of 2015 than at the same time last year,

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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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