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Corpbank crisis will spur bad business loans in Bulgaria – report

October 3, 2014October 3, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency CCB affair

The proportion of non-performing business loans in Bulgaria, which in 2013 added up to 19 per cent, could rise above

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Bulgaria’s business climate gloomier in September, for fourth month running

September 29, 2014September 30, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Business people in Bulgaria were gloomy in September 2014, as the overall business climate indicator measured by the National Statistical

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Sour year for Bulgaria’s 2014 grape crop

September 19, 2014September 19, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

It is not, to crush the skins of the famous film, a Good Year for Bulgaria’s grape crop. If anything,

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Ukrainian banks among riskiest, says S&P rating

September 18, 2014 The Kyiv Post Russia, Ukraine

Standard & Poor’s, a New York-based assessor of credit worthiness, thinks the Ukrainian banking sector is on shaky ground. According

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EBRD cuts Bulgaria growth forecast to 1.5%

September 18, 2014September 21, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) said on September 18 that it cuts its economic growth forecast for

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Bulgaria central bank extends CCB administration period for second time

September 16, 2014September 18, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

Bulgaria’s central bank said on September 16 that it extended the special supervision period for the Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB)

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Air France pilot strike causes cancellation of some Sofia flights

September 16, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff travel

The strike by Air France pilots has resulted in the cancellation of two Paris-Sofia flights and their corresponding return flights

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Bulgaria annual deflation down to 0.6% in August

September 15, 2014September 18, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s consumer price index (CPI) posted another month of deflation, shrinking by 0.2 per cent in August, but the annual

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Netflix sets sights on Europe

September 14, 2014 VOANews

Netflix, the U.S. video-streaming giant, is set to launch the second phase of its European expansion plan next week in

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