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Bulgaria c-banker warns against ‘race to the bottom’ on loan interest rates

July 2, 2013July 10, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The governor of the Bulgarian National Bank, Ivan Iskrov, said on July 2 that Bulgarian banks should be cautious with

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Business forum in Sofia latest step in bid to build business ties with China

July 2, 2013July 10, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

The Bulgarian-Chinese business forum held in Sofia by the Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Agency is but the latest step

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Bulgarian vegetable and fruit producers, traders protest against cheap imports

July 2, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency

Bulgaria’s Agriculture and Food Ministry is to propose setting up mobile squads to control imports of vegetables from Macedonia, minister

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Greek banks to bid for Hellenic Postbank as sale draws closer

July 2, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Greece

A host of interested buyers are queuing up to purchase Greece’s Hellenic Postbank. The Postbank is fully owned by the

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Bulgarian Cabinet preparing Budget revision – PM

July 1, 2013July 10, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Plamen Oresharski

Bulgarian Prime Minister Plamen Oresharski said on July 1 that his Cabinet was preparing a Budget revision in the near

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Cypriot shipping industry navigating uncharted waters

June 28, 2013June 28, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Cyprus

The banking crisis in Cyprus has been having a knock-on effect on shipping companies operating from the island, the majority

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Dice cast over Cyprus LNG plant

June 27, 2013June 28, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Cyprus, energy

The dice has been cast as regards the liquefied natural gas (LNG) plant that the Cypriot government has decided to

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EU ministers agree on new bank rescue rules

June 27, 2013 VOANews

The European Union finance ministers have agreed to a draft deal establishing who will pay for bank bailouts in the

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Azeri gas field consortium picks TAP over Nabucco West – reports

June 26, 2013July 10, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

The consortium developing the Shah Deniz 2 gas field on Azerbaijan’s shelf in the Caspian Sea has picked the Trans-Adriatic

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