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Day: March 18, 2013

Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s caretaker PM repeats commitment to free elections

March 18, 2013July 23, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Marin Raykov

Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister Marin Raykov re-iterated his Cabinet’s commitment to ensure free elections after meeting with the leader of

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria’s FIBank makes sole bid for smaller rival – report

March 18, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s First Investment Bank (FIBank) made the only binding bid to buy smaller local lender MKB Unionbank, Bulgarian newspaper Kapital

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Europe News 

Cyprus in turmoil over bailout deal

March 18, 2013May 27, 2013 VOANews Cyprus

Residents of Cyprus are angry their bank deposits are subject to a one-time tax levy as part of a bailout

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Bulgaria Europe News 

World Jewish Congress urges Greece to act against ‘new Nazis’ Golden Dawn

March 18, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Greece

World Jewish Congress leaders sent a strong message of solidarity to the Jewish community of Greece as they gathered in

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PayPal chief in CEE enjoys being a mobile manager

March 18, 2013March 18, 2013 Daniel Bardsley for The Prague Post

With the number of transactions it processed globally having jumped 22 percent last year, and with its revenues increasing 26

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Bulgaria News 

Bulgaria’s protests descend into bathos

March 18, 2013March 18, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

They are the force that brought down a government and precipitated early elections; the force that captivated the international media

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