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Bulgarian economic recovery to remain slow in 2014 – UniCredit

March 25, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economic recovery will continue at a slow pace in 2014, UniCredit Bulbank said in a research note, forecasting 1.5

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Piraeus and Alpha banks kick off share capital increase

March 25, 2014March 25, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Two of Greece’s four systemic banks, Alpha Bank and Piraeus Bank begun their recapitalisation processes. The two banks announced the

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Undeclared work remains widespread in EU – report

March 24, 2014March 24, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

About one in nine Europeans have bought goods and services involving undeclared work in 2013, according to a new EU

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Bulgarian government nod for draft double tax agreement with India

March 20, 2014March 20, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s cabinet, at a scheduled meeting on March 19, approved a draft agreement between Bulgaria and India on the avoidance

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Bulgaria threatens electricity firms with fines, loss of licences

March 18, 2014March 19, 2014 Alex Bivol energy

Bulgaria’s Economy Minister Dragomir Stoynev and the State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) have threatened to repeal the licences

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FDI in Bulgaria in January was 58.3M euro

March 18, 2014March 19, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first month of 2014 stood at 58.3 million euro, the equivalent of 0.1

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EU annual inflation 0.8 per cent in February 2014 – Eurostat

March 17, 2014March 17, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

European Union annual inflation was 0.8 per cent in February 2014, down from 0.9 per cent in January, EU statistics

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IT predictions: ‘Third Platform with us now and here to stay’

March 16, 2014March 16, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Worldwide IT spending will reach $2.14 trillion in 2014, about 5.1 per cent higher than in 2013 and almost one

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Bulgaria annual deflation rises to 2.6% in February

March 13, 2014March 14, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s consumer price index shrank by 0.4 per cent in February 2014, with year-on-year figure showing 2.6 per cent deflation,

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