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Unemployment in Bulgaria dropped year-on-year to 10.6% in Q4 2014 – statistics institute

February 16, 2015February 17, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s unemployment rate in the fourth quarter of 2014 was 10.6 per cent, down 2.4 percentage points on the fourth

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Bulgaria reports -0.4% deflation month-on-month in January 2015

February 13, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Deflation on a monthly basis was -0.4 per cent in January 2015, with deflation over the previous 12 months coming

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Sofia prosecutors ask court to order withdrawal of KPMG licence over CCB affair – reports

February 13, 2015February 13, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

The Sofia City Prosecutor’s Office has lodged a court application against the decision by the Commission for Public Oversight of

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Polish firms start pulling out from shale gas exploration

February 13, 2015 The Warsaw Voice energy, Poland

Polish companies, fuel group PKN Orlen and gas giant PGNiG, are slowly withdrawing from shale gas exploration, the daily Dziennik

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IDC predicts key trends for 2015 – an explosion of innovation

February 12, 2015May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

In 2015, the driving force behind all of IDC’s predictions is the industry’s accelerating transition to the 3rd Platform for

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Four banks to manage Bulgaria’s 8 BN euro bond issues over next three years

February 11, 2015February 12, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria’s cabinet has chosen four international banks as agents for a mid-term bond programme on international markets over the next

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Bulgaria’s foreign trade balance in January – November 2014 was negative – statistics institute

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

Bulgaria had negative trade balances with both EU and non-EU countries in January to November 2014, although it showed a

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Bulgarian consumer confidence improves – statistics institute

February 6, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Consumer confidence in Bulgaria increased by 4.8 percentage points in January 2015, Bulgaria’s National Statistical Institute (NSI) said on February

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Bulgarian cabinet approves deal with US on foreign account tax compliance

February 5, 2015February 8, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria’s cabinet has approved an agreement with the United States on the US’s Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA), which

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