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2017 is expected to be record for the retail market in Bulgaria, predicts Forton, a strategic partner of Cushman & Wakefield for Bulgaria.

In the first eight months of this year, transactions for over EUR 400 million were made, the company reports.

Greece represents a key gateway for counterfeit goods, including jewelry, cosmetics and toys, entering the European Union, while the market share of such products compared to the real thing is higher than previously thought, a related market report has concluded.

Farmer organizations in the southern province of Antalya on Aug. 14 protested Russian officials over their decision to not import fresh fruits and vegetables from Turkey, by eating tomatoes, in a bid to showcase its quality and hormone-free status.

City of Athens authorities have conducted more than 600 inspections as part of a crackdown on the illegal trade of goods and products, seizing over 2.7 tons of fruits and vegetables, and 3,000 contraband items, the municipality said Wednesday.

The majority of the inspections were conducted at open-air markets, and authorities issued a total of 28 fines worth 16,350 euros.

The UK has the second biggest market for art according to new research by the British Art Market Federation (BAMF) which aims at measuring British art trade and its influence on a more global scale. Reports Investor. 

Greece should use the time before the end of its adjustment program to think about how to return to the markets, the managing director of the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) Klaus Regling said after the Eurogroup meeting in Brussels on Monday.

Ten fire engines and more than 70 firefighters responded to a fire in London's Camden Market, a well-known tourist attraction, early Monday morning, the London Fire Brigade said, reported BBC. 

The blaze was under control by around 3 a.m. local time (10 p.m. ET), the fire service reported, but crews would continue to "damp down" the site into the morning to prevent any re-ignition.

Finance Minister Euclid Tsakalotos appeared on Thursday to toe the line drawn by the country's creditors, who had said that the government should avoid a hasty return to the bond markets and instead prioritize reforms.

Over 100 shopkeepers at a popular Beijing market held a rare street protest on June 23 against what they call unreasonable eviction as the Chinese capital seeks to curb population growth.

The crowd gathered outside the entrance of the Beijing Zoo wholesale market in the west of the city, punching their fists in the air and shouting, "Return our money!"

Long the target of crippling international trade restrictions, North Korea seems to have found a way to grow its economy and generate funds to support its controversial weapons programmes.