Slovakia issues longest-term bond in CEE since 2011
Erste Group Bank through its subsidiary Slovenská sporiteľňa successfully managed a 1.5 billion euro 15-year new bond issue for the
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Fitch affirms Bulgaria’s credit rating, outlook
Credit ratings agency Fitch Ratings said it affirmed Bulgaria’s sovereign ratings at BBB-, with a stable outlook. The agency said
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Britain’s Cineworld buys Cinema City International
Britain’s biggest cinema chain Cineworld said on January 10 that it will buy Cinema City International, the Warsaw-listed cinema chain
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Economic sentiment in EU, euro zone best since 2011 – official
The Economic Sentiment Indicator (ESI) in the euro zone in December 2013 was at its best level since July 2011,
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US Treasury Secretary urges Europe to boost growth
U.S. Treasury Secretary Jack Lew is urging Europe to boost growth and shore up financial backstops he says are key
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Bulgaria’s economy in 2013: Treading water
In a year that saw three governments in office in Sofia, Bulgaria’s economy did as well as could have been
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Bulgarian regulator begins audit of electricity distribution firms
Bulgaria’s State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) said on January 6 that it started an audit of the three
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Bulgaria anti-trust regulator fines Billa, Lidl retail chains
Bulgaria’s Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has fined retailers Billa for unfair competition practices and misleading advertising. Billa was fined
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Bulgaria begins collecting income tax for 2013
On the first working day of 2014, Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency (NRA) is already accepting income tax filings for the
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