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Westinghouse signs shareholder agreement for new Bulgarian nuclear unit

August 1, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy, nuclear

US nuclear firm Westinghouse Electric said on August 1 that it has signed a shareholder agreement to build a new

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Bulgaria central bank orders full CCB audit, hints at longer conservatorship

July 31, 2014August 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff CCB affair

The Bulgarian National Bank (BNB) said on July 31 that it ordered Corporate Commercial Bank (CCB) administrators to prepare a

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Bulgarian Constitutional Court repeals renewable energy tariff fee

July 31, 2014August 11, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s Constitutional Court said on July 31 that it has declared unconstitutional the provisions in the 2014 Budget Act that

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Bulgaria Budget deficit widens to 995.6M leva in June

July 31, 2014August 11, 2014 Alex Bivol macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s consolidated Budget deficit for the first half of 2014 was 995.6 million leva, or about 509 million euro, compared

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Westinghouse still optimistic on nuclear deal with Bulgaria despite delay

July 30, 2014August 3, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, nuclear

US energy firm Westinghouse remains optimistic about the prospects of signing the contract to build a nuclear reactor in Bulgaria,

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Bulgaria’s competition watchdog fines state gas utility 23.4M leva

July 30, 2014August 3, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has fined the state gas utility Bulgargaz a record 23.4 million leva (about

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Gloom in retail trade major factor as Bulgarian business confidence drops in July 2014

July 28, 2014July 28, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators

Bulgaria’s business climate indicator fell by 3.2 percentage points month-on-month in July 2014 as managers in major industries lost confidence

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Bulgaria’s competition watchdog levies new charges on electricity distributors

July 25, 2014July 25, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) levied new charges of unfair trade practices against the country’s three private electricity

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IMF report cuts growth forecast

July 25, 2014 VOANews IMF

The International Monetary Fund has trimmed its global economic growth projection for 2014, projecting a slower advance in the United

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