Bulgaria’s FIBank buys smaller local rival
Bulgaria’s First Investment Bank (FIBank) has agreed to buy smaller local lender MKB Unionbank, according to a regulatory disclosure notice
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Business
Bulgaria’s economy shrinks by 0.1% in Q2 2013
Bulgaria’s economy shrank by 0.1 per cent in the second quarter of the year, compared to the first three months
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Bulgarian annual inflation falls to 0.5% in July
Bulgaria’s consumer price index recorded deflation for the fifth consecutive month in July, while the annual inflation figure fell to
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Bulgaria records highest grain harvest in eight years – minister
Bulgaria’s Agriculture Minister Dimitar Grekov said on August 7 that this year’s wheat harvest was the highest in eight years,
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Bulgaria to delay digital broadcasting switchover
Bulgaria will not switch off analogue broadcasting of television signals at the September 1 deadline because of delays in public
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Bulgaria’s Nova Broadcasting Group expands online portfolio with DarikNet acquisition
Nova Broadcasting Group said on August 6 that it acquired 70 per cent in DarikNet, in a deal expected to
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Norway’s Telenor closes acquisition of Bulgaria’s Globul, names new CEO
Norwegian telecom operator Telenor has finalised the deal to buy Bulgaria’s second-largest mobile carrier Globul, appointing Stein-Erik Vellan as the
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Economic sentiment, business climate indicators in EU continue upward trend in July 2013
In July 2013 the Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) increased by 1.2 points in the euro zone (to 92.5) and by
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National Bank of Greece absorbs Probank
The National Bank of Greece (NBG) announced it will absorb Greek lender Probank which recently broke into a good and
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