Bulgaria climbs in World Economic Forum’s 2012 global competitiveness report
Bulgaria has climbed to 62nd place in the World Economic Forum’s annual Global Competiveness Report, up from 74th place, beating
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Year: 2012
Free access to Bulgaria’s Commercial Register aids theft of companies, report says
Free access to personal data in Bulgaria’s Commercial Register is helping fraudsters to steal companies by changing their ownership, according
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Euro zone shoppers spend less on food, drink and tobacco, bringing down July retail sales figures
Consumers in the 17-member euro zone cut back on spending on food, drink and tobacco in July 2012, leading EU
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Warning on intense traffic as Bulgaria takes off four-day Unification Day long weekend
Motorists planning to travel long distances in Bulgaria for the four-day Unification Day long weekend from September 6 to 9
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Bulgaria’s Cabinet to amend Investment Promotion Act
Bulgaria’s Cabinet was expected to approve, at a meeting on September 5 2012, changes to the Investment Promotion Act aimed
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Sofia’s landmark Tsar Liberator statue removed for repairs
Five-ton Tsar Liberator Alexander II and his horse are on the move from their customary spot in central Sofia outside
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Slovakia will have the highest tax on cigarettes in CEE region
Increasing excise taxes on cigarettes higher and earlier than originally planned is one of several measures by the Robert Fico
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France’s Hollande and Italy’s Monti call for economic growth to stabilise euro zone
French President Francois Hollande and Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti have called for urgent efforts to restore economic growth and
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Global youth unemployment worsening, ILO says
Unemployment rates among young people will get even worse globally as the spillover of the euro crisis spreads from advanced
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