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Romania’s central bank revises inflation forecast to 1.8% in 2013

November 11, 2013November 11, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

The National Bank of Romania has revised the inflation forecast for this year from 3.1 per cent down to 1.8

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Romania exports up, imports down over the three quarters of 2013

November 11, 2013November 11, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Romania

Romania’s exports are up by 8.4 per cent over the first nine months of this year compared to the same

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Bulgaria slightly improves export figures but trade deficit remains

November 11, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria’s exports to European Union and non-EU countries in the January-September 2013 period increased slightly on an annual basis but

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EU autumn forecast cuts Bulgaria 2013 growth estimate to 0.5%

November 5, 2013February 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

European Commission’s autumn forecast for the EU economy, released on November 5, remains optimistic about the projected recovery from recession

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Bulgarian Parliament approves deposit interest tax cut

November 5, 2013November 5, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s MPs voted on November 5 to approve at second reading amendments to the country’s tax laws as part of

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Gazprom launches work on South Stream in Bulgaria – from afar

October 31, 2013February 11, 2014 Alex Bivol energy, Plamen Oresharski, South Stream

Gazprom chief executive Alexey Miller and Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski launched the construction on the South Stream gas pipeline

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Bulgaria saw gloomier business climate in October 2013 – statistics institute

October 28, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Bulgarian managers’ overall outlook on the business climate was gloomier in October 2013 than in the previous month, brought down

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Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court rules that tax on deposit interest is legal

October 25, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court has ruled that the taxation of income from bank deposits that had been paid in advance was

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President Plevneliev backs potential of EU-US trade partnership talks for Bulgaria

October 24, 2013October 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Rossen Plevneliev

Bulgaria strongly supports the spirit and purpose of the envisaged Transatlantic trade and investment partnership agreement between the United States

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