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Raiffeisenbank Bulgaria predicts continued economic growth in H2 2014

September 8, 2014September 8, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The Bulgarian unit of Austrian banking group Raiffeisenbank said on September 8 that it expected the pace of economic growth

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Gloomy panorama for biggest companies of Central Europe

September 5, 2014September 5, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

A deteriorating economic situation across Central Europe combined in 2013 with an increasingly uncertain geopolitical situation to drive revenue stagnation

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ECB will start buying ABS, covered bonds in October

September 4, 2014September 5, 2014 VOANews

The European Central Bank will start buying securitized loans and covered bonds next month to help unblock lending in the

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Eurozone business grew at slowest rate in August

September 4, 2014September 4, 2014 VOANews

Eurozone business grew at the slowest rate this year in August and retail sales declined in July, surveys showed on

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Bulgarian government debt soared under Oresharski cabinet

September 2, 2014May 10, 2024 Alex Bivol macroeconomic indicators, Plamen Oresharski

The impact of the 14-month Plamen Oresharski administration on Bulgaria’s government debt can now be quantified at a net 2.5

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Romania woos China again, seeks infrastructure investment

September 2, 2014September 2, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Romanian prime minister Victor Ponta is on a three days visit to China, the second since he came to power

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Bulgaria ready with banking sector restructuring plan – minister

August 29, 2014August 29, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s caretaker Finance Minister Roumen Porozhanov said on August 29 that the country was ready to submit to the European

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Foreign investment in Bulgaria’s non-financial sector increased in 2013 – official

August 29, 2014August 29, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria’s non-financial sector was 4.5 per cent higher in 2013 than in 2012, according to preliminary

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Bulgaria’s business climate deteriorates in August for third month

August 29, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria’s business climate, as measured by the National Statistical Institute (NSI), deteriorated in August 2014 for the third consecutive month.

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