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Bulgaria to repeal CCB’s licence, nationalise subsidiary – central bank

July 11, 2014July 31, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Bulgaria’s central bank said on July 11 that it will repeal the banking licence of the Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB)

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Bulgarian exports to non-EU countries fell by close to 15% y/y in January-May 2014

July 11, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgarian exports to third countries, meaning those that are not members of the European Union, fell by 14.8 per cent

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Revetas Capital buys City Center Sofia, plans more acquisitions – reports

July 10, 2014July 10, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Real estate investment fund Revetas Capital Advisors, which has acquired the Sofia City Center shopping mall in the Bulgarian capital

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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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