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United Group closes deal to acquire Bulgarian telecom Vivacom

July 31, 2020July 31, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Dutch-registered telecoms and media company United Group said on July 31 that it has closed the deal to buy Vivacom,

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Bulgaria’s Eurohold wins appeal against regulator barring deal for CEZ assets

July 24, 2020July 26, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Sofia District Administrative Court has ruled in favour of Bulgarian insurance and asset management group Eurohold Holding in its appeal

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Bulgaria signs concession contract for Sofia Airport

July 22, 2020July 22, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Sofia Airport

Bulgaria’s Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and Transport Minister Rossen Zhelyazkov attended on July 22 the signing of the concession contract

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-May 2020 was 169.5M euro

July 17, 2020July 17, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first five months of the year stood at 169.5 million euro, the equivalent

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Bulgaria extends deadline in Plovdiv airport concession tender

July 11, 2020July 11, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Bulgaria’s Transport Ministry has extended the deadline for bids in the concession tender for Plovdiv Airport until October 12, a

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Bulgarian Parliament approves creation of state petroleum company

July 9, 2020July 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Assembly approved at second reading on July 9 a bill to amend the State Reserve and War-time Storage

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Covid-19: EU summer forecast predicts deeper recession, recovery ‘gaining traction’

July 7, 2020July 9, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, new coronavirus

The European Commission lowered further its economic growth expectations for 2020 in the summer forecast released on July 7, but

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Bulgaria’s retail trade turnover in April 2020 down close to 20% y/y

June 9, 2020June 10, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Bulgaria’s retail trade turnover dropped 19.9 per cent in April 2020 compared with the same month of 2019, the National

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NSI poll shows slight recovery in business sentiment in Bulgaria in May 2020

May 29, 2020June 1, 2020 The Sofia Globe staff new coronavirus

Business sentiment in Bulgaria staged something of a recovery in May 2020 after plummeting in April to its lowest level

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