Bulgaria’s FIBank makes sole bid for smaller rival – report
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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Month: March 2013
Cyprus in turmoil over bailout deal
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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World Jewish Congress urges Greece to act against ‘new Nazis’ Golden Dawn
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
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’s protests descend into bathos
They are the force that brought down a government and precipitated early elections; the force that captivated the international media
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Bulgaria’s May 2013 elections: Predictable unpredictability
Going by recent polls, it is an open question whether the results of Bulgaria’s May 12 2013 national parliamentary elections
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Flood risk warnings for Danube, parts of Balkans, after central Europe harsh weather
The level of the Danube river at Bulgaria’s city of Vidin is expected to exceed the flood risk boundary on
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Cyprus secures bailout from euro zone, IMF
Eurozone finance ministers and the International Monetary Fund have struck a deal to give cash-strapped Cyprus a bailout worth $13
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UN human rights office voices concern over changes to Hungarian constitution
The United Nations has expressed concern over Hungary’s adoption of an amendment to the constitution that threatens the independence of
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