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Bulgaria’s Victoria Bank reopens for business

December 12, 2014December 15, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Bulgarian lender Victoria Bank, the subsidiary of the Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB) that was put under central bank administration in

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Bulgaria’s competition watchdog fines Ikea 347 500 leva

December 12, 2014December 12, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) said on December 12 that it has fined furniture retailer Ikea 347 500

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Russia-Turkey pipeline has economic, strategic motives

December 11, 2014May 10, 2024 Dorian Jones of VOANews energy, Russia, South Stream, Turkey

Russia’s decision to cancel a gas pipeline to Bulgaria in preference to Turkey is being heralded as an important victory

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Bulgarian exports to non-EU countries fall 7.1% year-on-year, trade balance negative

December 10, 2014December 12, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgarian exports to “third countries” – meaning those that are not members of the European Union – were 7.1 per

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Bulgaria, Greece, Romania to link up gas grids in ‘vertical corridor’

December 10, 2014December 10, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Greece, Romania, South Stream

The European Union will continue to focus on building up gas grid connections between member states in the wake of

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Uber launches car-sharing service in Bulgarian capital Sofia

December 9, 2014December 9, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Taxi and car-sharing firm Uber has launched its UberX ride-sharing service in Bulgarian capital city Sofia on December 9, the

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Bulgarian exports to other EU countries up 2.1% year-on-year – statistics institute

December 9, 2014December 9, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

In January – September 2014, Bulgarian exports to other European Union countries were 2.1 per cent higher than in the

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Bulgaria central bank governor fears more ‘attacks’ on banking system

December 5, 2014December 8, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s central bank governor Ivan Iskrov has warned that the country’s banking system may see further turbulence in 2015. Speaking

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Small economic gain projected in euro zone up to 2016

December 5, 2014 VOANews euro zone

The European Central Bank is predicting the economy in the continent’s 18-nation euro currency bloc will barely advance in the

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