Bulgaria central bank eases banking restrictions on CCB
Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) said on August 15 that it would allow customers of the Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB) and
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Bulgaria H1 direct investment at 490.7M euro
Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first half of 2014 stood at 490.7 million euro, the equivalent of 1.2
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Africa’s M-Pesa mobile payment method debuts in Romania
In a trend reversal, African technology has migrated to Europe with the launch in Romania of Kenya’s popular M-Pesa mobile
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Bulgaria records 0.5% economic growth in Q2 – flash estimate
Bulgaria’s economy posted 0.5 per cent growth in the second quarter of the year, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said
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EC says Bulgarian Energy Holding breached antitrust rules
The European Commission said on August 12 that its investigation of the Bulgarian Energy Holding (BEH), the umbrella corporation for
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Russian sanctions bill could spur gas transit independence
When European Union member states, Turkey and Moldova buy natural gas from Russia, they contract with the Russia party at
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Bulgaria annual deflation down to 1.0% in July
Bulgaria’s consumer price index (CPI) rose by 0.4 per cent in July, reducing the annual deflation figure at the end
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New controversy engulfs South Stream pipeline project in Bulgaria – updated
Despite its protestations to the contrary, Bulgaria’s now-departed Plamen Oresharski administration appears to have nudged on the project to build
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Bulgaria’s Westinghouse nuclear deal irks socialist circles
Bulgaria’s former economy minister Dragomir Stoynev has been forced, once again, to defend the nuclear deal with US firm Westinghouse
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