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EU claims that crisis is over are premature, analysts warn

February 12, 2013May 22, 2013 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews

European financial markets were mixed Monday after the budget deal struck by EU leaders Friday, which will see overall spending

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Number of counterfeit euro coins confiscated up by 17% in 2012, ECB report says

February 11, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of counterfeit euro coins removed from circulation increased by 17 per cent from 157 000 in 2011 to

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Bulgarian exports to third countries up 12.8% year-on-year in 2012

February 11, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarian exports to third countries, meaning non-EU states, in 2012 were 12.8 per cent higher than in 2011, the National

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Bulgarian state bodies check electricity bills as protests continue

February 11, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Delyan Dobrev, energy

After a day of protests that saw thousands of people in 15 Bulgarian cities and towns express indignation against high

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New wine cellars to open in Bulgaria in 2013

February 8, 2013May 6, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Eleven new wine cellars will start working in Bulgaria in 2013, Krassimir Koev, executive director of Bulgaria’s executive agency for

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No change in global food prices after months of decline, UN FAO says

February 7, 2013February 7, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

World food prices are steady after three months of decline with increased prices for oil and fats balancing out lower

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Bulgaria clears way for Plovdiv Fair sell-off

February 7, 2013February 7, 2013 Alex Bivol

Bulgaria’s Parliament approved on February 7 a motion to remove Plovdiv International Fair from the list of companies under a

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Bulgarian Cabinet asks Parliament for Bourgas-Alexandroupolis exit

February 6, 2013May 22, 2013 Alex Bivol energy

Bulgaria’s Cabinet said on February 6 that it has filed an motion in Parliament to exit the intergovernmental agreement with

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M&A corner: VIX, the ‘fear index’

February 5, 2013February 5, 2013 Les Nemethy

If there is one graph that one might look at that would best summarise perceptions of risk associated with the

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