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Bulgaria anti-trust regulator fines retail chain Kaufland for misleading claims

July 9, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has fined retail chain Kaufland 542 700 leva (about 277 500 euro) for

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Gazprom CEO Miller to visit Croatia

July 9, 2014July 10, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Croatia, energy, Serbia

The head of Russian energy company Gazprom, Alexei Miller, will arrive for an official visit to Croatia on July 9,

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Bulgarian exports to EU drop 0.9% year-on-year in January – April 2014

July 9, 2014July 9, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgarian exports to other European Union countries in January to April 2014 were 0.9 per cent less than in the

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Bulgarian carrier Globul closes merger with retailer Germanos

July 7, 2014July 7, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s second largest mobile carrier Globul, owned by Norwegian telecom operator Telenor, said on July 7 that it has completed

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Fitch affirms Bulgaria’s credit rating, stable outlook

July 5, 2014July 7, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings said it affirmed Bulgaria’s sovereign ratings at BBB-, with a stable outlook. This is the

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Bulgaria sells 1.23B leva of government bills

July 2, 2014July 4, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Finance Ministry has said that it sold 1.23 billion leva (about 629 million euro) worth of five-month government bills

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Bulgarian regulator fines Microsoft subsidiary for unfair competition

July 1, 2014July 1, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s competition regulator said on July 1 that it has fined Microsoft Bulgaria 187 000 leva (about 95 600 euro)

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Bulgaria utilities regulator announces electricity price hike

June 30, 2014July 3, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) said on June 30 that it approved higher prices for end-consumers starting

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Bulgaria central bank proposes jail-time for undermining banks

June 30, 2014June 30, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian National Bank said on June 30 that it has put forth amendments to the country’s Penal Code that make

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