EU spring forecast reduces Bulgaria’s 2013 growth estimate to 0.9%
European Commission’s spring forecast for the EU economy, released on May 3, projected a recovery from recession for the bloc
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Bulgaria’s Kozloduy nuclear plant begins maintenance on unit 5
Bulgaria’s sole nuclear power plant, at Kozloduy on the Danube River, said on May 3 that it shut down the
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European Central Bank cuts euro zone interest rate to record-low 0.5%
The European Central Bank governing council said on May 2 2013 that it was cutting its benchmark interest rate to
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Bulgarian Cabinet proposes new rules on state companies’ deposits
Bulgaria’s caretaker Government has drafted a bill amending the regulations on deposits held by state-owned companies, meant to prevent the
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Bulgarian renewable energy producers demand minister’s firing
Bulgarian Photovoltaic Association, the solar power industry lobby group, asked in an open letter to caretaker Prime Minister Marin Raykov
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EU unemployment flat at 10.9% in March
The 27-member European Union ended March 2013 with 10.9 per cent unemployment, seasonally adjusted, unchanged from February, according to EU
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Bulgaria’s Bozhurishte industrial area gets first tenant
German company Behr-Hella Thermocontrol GmbH will become the first tenant of the Bozhurishte industrial area on the outskirts of Sofia,
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Telenor agrees to buy Bulgaria’s Globul for 717M euro
Norway’s Telenor has agreed to buy Bulgaria’s second-largest mobile carrier Globul for 717 million euro on a debt and cash
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Economic, business sentiment drop markedly in EU and euro zone in April
The Business Climate Indicator (BCI) for the euro zone decreased by 0.18 points to 0.93 in April 2013, according to
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