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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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Bulgaria reports 0.9% deflation in 2014

January 14, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s consumer price index (CPI) was flat in December 2014, but the annual deflation figure rose to 0.9 per cent

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Gradual recovery in euro zone should lift growth in CEE – World Bank

January 14, 2015January 16, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff World Bank

Growth in developing Europe and Central Asia is estimated to have slowed to a lower-than-expected 2.4 per cent in 2014

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Bulgaria trade gap in January-October 2014 widens year-on-year

January 12, 2015January 13, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s trade deficit with both the European Union and non-EU countries widened in the first 10 months of 2014, data

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