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Eurozone industrial output slumping

December 13, 2013December 13, 2013 VOANews macroeconomic indicators

Industrial output in Europe’s euro currency bloc is slumping, new evidence the region’s economic recovery could be stalling. The European

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Amazon development in Czech Republic ‘set to go ahead’

December 12, 2013December 12, 2013 Daniel Bardsley for The Prague Post Czech Republic

A vote by residents of the village of Dobrovíz near Prague against having an Amazon warehouse is unlikely to prevent

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Bulgaria to begin talks with Westinghouse on new Kozloduy nuclear reactor

December 11, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy, nuclear

Bulgaria’s Cabinet endorsed on December 11 the Economy Ministry’s recommendations to begin negotiations for the construction of a new nuclear

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AmCham, Confindustria urge Bulgaria to pursue energy reforms

December 10, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy

The American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) Bulgaria and Confindustria Bulgaria have called on the Bulgarian Government to implement reforms that

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EC fines eight banks 1.71B euro for fixing interbank rates

December 4, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on December 4 that it fined eight international financial groups a total of 1.71 billion euro

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Bulgaria’s economy bounces back in Q3 2013

December 4, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s economy recorded 0.5 per cent growth in the third quarter of the year, compared to the second quarter, the

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Bulgaria set to cut renewable energy feed-in tariff

December 2, 2013February 11, 2014 Alex Bivol energy

Bulgaria is set to reduce the feed-in tariff paid to solar and wind power producers by 20 per cent after

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EU unemployment flat at 10.9% in October

November 29, 2013November 29, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

The 28-member European Union ended October 2013 with 10.9 per cent unemployment, seasonally adjusted, unchanged from September, EU statistics office

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Greek banks well on track to recovery

November 29, 2013November 29, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Financial results of Greece’s largest banks are showing an improvement in their fundamentals and performance over the last year as

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