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Greece returns to capital markets as bond sale is officially announced

April 10, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

The Greek finance ministry announced the country’s return to capital markets on April 9 2014, for the first time in

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Bulgarian MPs scrap early mortgage repayment fees

April 9, 2014April 9, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Parliament passed at second reading on April 9 amendments to the country’s Consumer Loans Act that ban banks from

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IMF re-affirms Bulgaria economic growth forecast at 1.6%

April 8, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff IMF, macroeconomic indicators

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) sees Bulgaria’s economy growing by 1.6 per cent this year, according to the latest estimates

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EU challenges Russia’s pork imports ban in WTO

April 8, 2014April 8, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission, Russia

The European Commission said on April 8 that it will challenge Russia’s ban on pork imports, imposed earlier this year,

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Greece’s return to capital markets imminent

April 7, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

Greece is gearing up for a return to capital markets for the first time in four years, potentially in the

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Bulgaria’s retail trade increased 9.2% year-on-year in February 2014 – Eurostat

April 3, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

The total volume of retail trade in Bulgaria in February 2014 was 9.2 per cent higher than in February 2013,

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Poland’s national carrier LOT makes profit in 2013 for first time since 2008 

April 3, 2014 The Warsaw Voice Poland

Poland’s flagship airline PLL LOT posted a profit for the first time since 2008, closing 2013 with a net profit

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Polish and US gas giants joins forces in shale gas exploration

April 1, 2014April 1, 2014 The Warsaw Voice energy, Poland

Poland’s gas monopolist PGNiG signed a co-operation deal with US fuel giant Chevron on joint exploration of four shale gas

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Sofia-Belgrade flight launches March 31

March 31, 2014March 31, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian Transport Minister Daniel Papazov welcomed on March 31 the resumption of direct flights between Sofia and Belgrade, saying that

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