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Month: August 2013

Business 

Norway’s Telenor closes acquisition of Bulgaria’s Globul, names new CEO

August 1, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Norwegian telecom operator Telenor has finalised the deal to buy Bulgaria’s second-largest mobile carrier Globul, appointing Stein-Erik Vellan as the

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Europe 

Romania’s economic growth revised as unemployment reaches three-year high

August 1, 2013August 1, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency IMF, Romania

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has revised Romania’s economic growth forecast to two per cent this year up from an

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Bulgaria 

Bulgarian pro-government rapper in anti-Semitic slur against former finance minister

August 1, 2013August 1, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, Peevski protests, Plamen Oresharski

A controversial rapper who has been a vocal leader of the daily gatherings of about 100 people in support of

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Europe 

Hungary: More forex debt relief in pipeline

August 1, 2013 The Budapest Times Hungary

Banks were trembling this week as the government prepared to announce another strategy to help households saddled with foreign-currency mortgages

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Europe 

Turkey angry over Morsi ouster

August 1, 2013 Jamie Dettmer of VOANews Turkey

In recent years Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan has extended his country’s influence well beyond its borders. With a

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Europe 

Signs indicate Europe economic crisis may be ending

August 1, 2013 Al Pessin of VOANews

There are signs that Europe’s economy may finally be starting to recover from years of recession and slow growth that

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