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Bulgaria's Vivacom Telco Sells Remaining 50% of NURTS [Jul 21, 2011] Bulgaria's Vivacom telco has sold the last 50% of its transmission company NURTS to Bluesat Partners Ltd for an undisclosed fee. In August 2010, Vivacom sold the other 50% of NURTS to Cyprus-registered Mancelord Limited. Until now, NURTS was a joint venture between the Bulgarian Telecommunications Company, rebranded as Vivacom, and Mancelord Limited. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's GDP per Capita Expectedly Lowest in EU [Jun 21, 2011] Bulgaria's GDP per capita expressed in Purchasing Power Standards is 57% below the EU 27 average, according to Eurostat's preliminary data for 2010. In Spain, Italy and Cyprus, GDP per capita was around the EU27 average, while in France it was around 5% above the average. Germany, Belgium, Finland and the United Kingdom were between 10% and 20% above the average, while Denmark, Ireland, Austria ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Second in EU Dangerous Product Alerts [May 13, 2011] Bulgaria was the country that recorded that second highest number of notifications on non-food dangerous products in 2010 ? 192, according to the latest annual report on the bloc's alert system for non-food dangerous products, RAPEX. Germany topped the list with 204 notifications. The Balkan country is followed by Hungary with 191 and Cyprus with 178. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Polly Genova Hits Eurovision Stage in Defiance [May 12, 2011] Bulgaria's contestant Polly Genova and her band will take part in the second semi-final of the Eurovision contest in Dusseldorf Thursday evening amid low expectations of success. The audience will also watch the same day the performers of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Austria, the Netherlands, Belgium, Slovakia, Ukraine, Moldova, Sweden, Cyprus, Macedonia, Israel, Slovenia, Romania, Estonia, Belarus ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Dimitrov Upsets Baghdatis in Munich [Apr 27, 2011] Grigor Dimitrov, Bulgaria's hot tennis prospect, surprisingly defeated Cyprus's Marcos Baghdatis in the prestigious BMW tournament in Munich. The unseeded Dimitrov, currently 69th in the ATP ranking, took 2 hours and 11 minutes to rally past the former World No. 8, currently 25th, who looked highly vulnerable after losing the second-set in a tie-breaker.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Injured Berbatov to miss Bulgaria's World Cup qualifiers [Apr 26, 2011] SOFIA: Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov will miss Bulgaria's 2010 World Cup qualifiers away to Ireland on March 28 and at home against Cyprus four days later due to an ankle injury. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria 26th Out of 31 in Migrant Integration [Apr 21, 2011] Bulgaria is ranked 26 out of 31 states, which include the EU and North America, in the Migrant Integration Policy Index, produced by the British Council and the Migration Policy Group. The ranking is topped by Sweden, followed by Portugal and Canada. Slovakia, Cyprus and Latvia take the last 3 places. ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria beats Cyprus 1-0 in friendly [Mar 29, 2011] A first-half goal from forward Martin Petrov gave Bulgaria a 1-0 win over Cyprus in an international friendly on Tuesday. Petrov sprinted behind a lethargic Cypriot defense to pick up a loose ball, dribble around goalkeeper Antonis Georgallidis and score into an open net in the 35th minute. Cyprus could have taken the lead in the 19th, but Alexandros Garpozis' header was ruled out after he was... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Wraps Up Tower Company Sale for EUR 57 M [Aug 20, 2010] The sale of 50% stake in Bulgaria's radio and television broadcasting unit NURTS to Cyprus-based international financial investor Mancelord Limited has been recorded in the country's trade register, bringing the deal to completion. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Implicated in US Online Scam [Jun 28, 2010] The US Federal Trade Commission has disrupted a long-running online scam that allowed fraudsters to steal millions of dollars from US consumers and move money offshore to countries such as Bulgaria, Cyprus, and Estonia. [via YahooNews] More >>

Jumbo Sees Double-Digit Growth in Bulgaria, Cyprus (Novinite.com) [Feb 26, 2010] Jumbo, the Greek chain of toy hypermarkets, has reported a 5.8% increase in sales to EUR 292.1 M mainly due to the double-digit growth of its operations in Bulgaria and Cyprus. [via YahooNews] More >>