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Poland angered by German new law on minimum wage for transit truck drivers

January 23, 2015 The Warsaw Voice Poland

German Chancellor Angela Merkel promised to take steps in order to arrange a meeting between Polish and German labour and

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Bulgaria’s Economy Ministry appoints new InvestBulgaria chief

January 20, 2015January 23, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Economy Ministry said that Stamen Yanev has been appointed director of the country’s investment promotion agency InvestBulgaria. He replaces

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Petrol prices in Bulgaria continue to fall

January 20, 2015January 22, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff energy

The price of petrol in Bulgaria is continuing to fall, following decreases in world crude oil prices, with the price

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IMF trims global outlook, but still sees growth in 2015

January 20, 2015January 20, 2015 VOANews IMF

The International Monetary Fund has trimmed its annual forecast for global economic growth for 2015 as the world faces what

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UN predicts marginal global economic growth

January 20, 2015January 20, 2015 Lisa Schlein of VOANews

The global economy expanded last year “at a moderate and uneven pace” and is set for modest growth this year

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FDI in Bulgaria in January-November 2014 was 1.22B euro

January 19, 2015January 22, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria in the first 11 months of 2014 stood at 1.224 billion euro, the equivalent of

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Regional offices of Invest Bulgaria Agency, SME promotion agency to be set up in Plovdiv

January 19, 2015January 21, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Plovdiv

Regional offices of the Invest Bulgaria Agency and the Executive Agency for the Promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises are

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EU, euro zone annual inflation negative in December 2014 – Eurostat

January 16, 2015January 16, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat, macroeconomic indicators

European Union annual inflation was -0.1 per cent in December 2014, down from one per cent in December 2013, EU

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IT markets in EU’s CEE countries ‘are warmer than you think’

January 16, 2015May 10, 2024 The Sofia Globe staff

At first glance, the IT markets of EU member states in Central and Eastern Europe appear to be as cool as the

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