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Bulgaria annual deflation slows down to 0.4% in October

November 12, 2014November 14, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.9 per cent in October, the highest monthly increase in two years, pushing

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Bulgaria’s first websites with Cyrillic web suffix expected in six months

November 12, 2014November 14, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

The first domain names using the Cyrillic-script web address suffix “.бг” could make an appearance in about six months, but

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Bulgaria set to increase cigarette excise duties in 2016

November 11, 2014November 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff smoking

Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved the timeline for increasing excise duties on cigarettes to meet minimum EU thresholds, with the first hike

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Bulgaria’s exports to non-EU countries drop 8% year-on-year, statistics institute says

November 10, 2014November 12, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s exports to non-European Union countries in January to September 2014 were eight per cent less than in January-September 2013,

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Stock markets rally as ECB chief suggests further euro zone stimulus

November 6, 2014 Lisa Bryant of VOANews euro zone

European stock markets surged Thursday after the European Central Bank (ECB) indicated it is considering further action to boost the

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Bulgaria central bank strips Corporate Commercial Bank’s licence

November 6, 2014November 9, 2014 Alex Bivol CCB affair

Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) said on November 6 that it stripped the Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB) of its licence and

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Telenor to launch iPhone 6 in Bulgaria on November 7

November 5, 2014November 5, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s second-largest carrier Telenor said on November 5 that it would start selling the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus

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Bulgarian carrier Globul rebrands as Telenor

November 4, 2014November 4, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Norwegian telecom operator Telenor has changed the name of its Bulgarian subsidiary from Globul to Telenor, the company said on

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Bulgaria 38th in World Bank’s Doing Business 2015 rankings

October 30, 2014November 2, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff World Bank

Bulgaria places 38th out of 189 economies in the World Bank’s Doing Business 2015 rankings, having dropped two places in

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