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Year: 2012

Bulgaria News 

Archaeology: 101 medieval coins found at monastery site in Bulgaria’s former capital Preslav

October 3, 2012October 3, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Archaeologists working at the site of a medieval monastery in Veliki Preslav, one of the former capitals of Bulgaria, have

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Bulgaria Business News 

IMF projects 1% GDP growth for Bulgaria to end-2012

October 3, 2012October 3, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s GDP growth is projected at one per cent and unemployment is expected to be 12.5 per cent at the

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Europe News 

Unemployment rises in Spain with no relief in sight

October 3, 2012May 22, 2013 Caroline Arbour VOANews

Unemployment rose in Spain for the second-consecutive month, as talks of a European bailout intensify. Meanwhile, officials warned the economy

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Europe News 

Hungarian parliamentary committee shows united front against far right

October 3, 2012October 3, 2012 The Budapest Times

The Hungarian parliament’s culture and press committee blocked on October 1 2012 a bid by the far-right party Jobbik to

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Europe News 

Turkey exhumes former president Ozal’s body

October 3, 2012October 3, 2012 Dorian Jones of VOANews

Turkey is exhuming the body of former president Turgut Ozal for a probe into his April 1993 death. Officially Ozal

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Leisure 

Sofia Ethno Fest at Studio 5 club in October

October 3, 2012October 3, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Studio 5 describes itself as setting trends, rather than following them. This October, that means the first edition of the

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Bulgaria Business News 

Hotels and restaurants in Bulgaria’s Bansko complain about ‘unfair competition’ from apartment complexes

October 2, 2012October 2, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Police in Bulgaria’s popular mountain resort town of Bansko are being asked to investigate after hotels and restaurants complained of

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Business Perspectives 

M&A Corner: Valuation via discounted cash flow or using multiples

October 2, 2012October 2, 2012 Les Nemethy

Business owners often ask themselves whether they need a business valuation, and if so what kind of valuation is required.

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Europe News 

Romanian minister resigns over corruption allegations

October 2, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Romania’s health minister Vasile Cepoi resigned on October 1 following a corruption row that saw him accused of conflict of

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