OECD sees mostly improving global economy
A new report is pointing toward improving economic fortunes throughout much of the world. The Paris-based Organization for Economic Cooperation and
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Year: 2013
Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: Notes from the aftermath
From The Sofia Globe’s post-election notebook, May 14, two days after Bulgaria’s national parliamentary elections: * The Bulgarian Socialist Party
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One- and two-euro cent coins headed for change?
One and two euro cent coins may be headed for the scrapheap, depending on the outcome of an investigation by
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Kosovo PM Thaçi to visit Bulgaria for talks with Prime Minister, President
Kosovo Prime Minister Hashim Thaçi is to pay a one-day visit to Bulgaria on May 15, will hold talks with
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Bulgaria’s political drama: Of snakes and mongooses, and King Cnut
A coalition involving both the Movement for Rights and Freedoms (MRF) and Volen Siderov’s ultra-nationalists Ataka is unthinkable because of
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Russia Watch: Russia promotes safe Olympics, downplays Caucasus link
Why was British Prime Minister David Cameron helicoptering around the Caucasus Mountains recently with Russian President Vladimir Putin? Ostensibly Putin,
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Bulgarian annual inflation down to two per cent in April
Bulgaria’s annual consumer price inflation fell for a third straight month, reaching two per cent in April, data from the
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Bulgarian socialists begin co-operation talks with ultra-nationalists Ataka
The Bulgarian Socialist Party, which placed second in Bulgaria’s May 12 elections but has an ambition to form a “programme”
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Bulgaria’s 2013 elections: Provisional results after 99.3% of ballots processed
With 99.3 per cent of ballots processed, the Central Election Commission said on May 13 that Boiko Borissov’s GERB party
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