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Month: March 2013

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Indian ambassador hosts ITEC Day reception

March 31, 2013March 31, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The Indian ambassador in Sofia, Divyabh Manchanda, hosted a reception on March 27 2013 in celebration of ITEC Day. ITEC

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Europe News Perspectives World 

Russia Watch: Russia loses Cyprus

March 31, 2013May 27, 2013 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief Cyprus, Russia

Russia suffered a major defeat last week. And no one noticed. But the setback was so striking that President Vladimir

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Business Europe News 

Takeover of Volksbank signals Russian bank strength

March 31, 2013May 27, 2013 Daniel Bardsley for The Prague Post Czech Republic, Russia

A new sign in black and a striking interior in green: The recently unveiled Sberbank branch in the center of

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a fanned-out sheaf of euro notes
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Some Bank of Cyprus savers could lose 60 per cent

March 31, 2013May 27, 2013 VOANews Cyprus

Officials in Cyprus say customers at the country’s largest bank may lose up to 60 percent of whatever savings they

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Europe News World 

Protestants and Roman Catholics worldwide prepare for Easter on March 31

March 31, 2013May 22, 2013 Zlatica Hoke of VOANews

Many Christians around the world are preparing to celebrate Easter this Sunday.  It is the central holiday of the Christian

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria’s next government to invest in a more meaningful growth recovery – report

March 29, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s economy is expected to grow stronger in the second half of 2013, once the political uncertainty caused by early

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Bulgaria News 

Two gentlemen of Bulgaria, a play in one act

March 29, 2013May 27, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer Sergei Stanishev, Tsvetan Tsvetanov

A day after Bulgarian Socialist Party leader Sergei Stanishev leader provoked a huge scandal, announcing that he had received anonymous

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgarian PM Raykov comments on ‘consensus’ about bashing caretaker government

March 29, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Marin Raykov

For the first time, Bulgaria’s political elite has achieved consensus about something – bashing the caretaker cabinet, Prime Minister Marin

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Business Europe News 

Cyprus: will not quit the euro

March 29, 2013May 22, 2013 VOANews

The president of Cyprus says his island nation will not abandon the European single currency. Nicos Anastasiades said Friday at

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