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South Stream cancellation causes flurry of reactions in South-Eastern Europe

December 4, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Serbia, South Stream

Russian president Vladimir Putin’s announcement, in Ankara on December 1, that Moscow would scrap it plans to build the South

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Bulgarian banks prepare to begin payouts of CCB deposits

December 3, 2014December 4, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

On the eve of the first day that nine banks will begin payouts of claims on deposits in the Corporate

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Retail trade in Bulgaria in October 2014 was 3% up year-on-year – Eurostat

December 3, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

The volume of retail trade in Bulgaria in October 2014 was three per cent higher than in October 2013, according

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Bulgarian politicians divided on Putin’s South Stream announcement – reactions (updated)

December 2, 2014December 7, 2014 Alex Bivol South Stream

The first reactions from Bulgarian politicians on Russian president Vladimir Putin’s surprising announcement that Moscow would shelve the South Stream

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Russia shelves South Stream gas pipeline plans, blames Bulgaria

December 1, 2014December 7, 2014 Alex Bivol South Stream

Russian president Vladimir Putin said on December 1 that state-owned gas monopoly Gazprom would shelve plans to build the South

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‘Increasingly difficult for Bulgarian companies to get into Romanian market’ – report

December 1, 2014December 1, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

It is increasingly difficult for Bulgarian companies to get into the Romanian market, while it remains one of the most

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Bulgaria competition watchdog fines online retailer eMAG for ‘Black Friday’ campaign

November 28, 2014December 1, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) ruled on November 28 that online electronic goods and household appliances retailer eMAG

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Bulgarian business climate improved slightly in November 2014 – statistics institute poll

November 28, 2014November 28, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s business climate improved slightly in November 2014, boosted by a more favourable business climate in the construction and retail

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European Commission approves state aid measures for Bulgaria’s First Investment Bank

November 25, 2014November 26, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

The European Commission (EC) said on November 25 2014 that it had decided that liquidity measures granted by Bulgaria in

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