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Bulgaria reports 186M leva in concession revenue in 2012

January 21, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Delyan Dobrev, energy

Revenue from mining extraction concessions in Bulgaria tripled in 2012, reaching 186 million leva, compared to 62 million leva the

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Azarov: Ukraine steaming ahead with diversification of gas sources

January 20, 2013May 22, 2013 Katya Gorchinskaya of The Kyiv Post energy

Ukraine is making a lot of progress in its attempt to diversify gas supplies to avoid paying extortionate prices to

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Poland’s LOT to seek Dreamliner compensation from Boeing

January 18, 2013January 18, 2013 The Warsaw Voice

Poland’s national airline LOT will seek compensation from Boeing Co. after most of the maker’s flagship 787 Dreamliner passenger jets

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Euro zone’s debt crisis and austerity policies continue to tamp down growth, UN report says

January 18, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The debt crisis of the euro zone, slowing external demand and high oil process continued to depress Europe, while austerity

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Sex, money, howls of corruption and influence-buying…it must be a Bulgarian business story

January 18, 2013January 31, 2013 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

It is not every day and everywhere that it is possible to claim a direct link between European Union operational

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New Brand Bulgaria tourism promotional logo and slogans unveiled

January 17, 2013January 17, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The new brand for Bulgaria as a tourist destination was unveiled at a news conference in Sofia on January 17

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Global economy remains fragile, World Bank says in outlook for 2013

January 17, 2013June 2, 2013 Joe DeCapua of VOANews.com World Bank

The World Bank says four years after the start of the financial crisis, the global economy remains fragile. Growth in

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Eight companies get gongs at Bulgarian Investor of the Year awards

January 16, 2013January 17, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Eight companies received awards from Invest Bulgaria investment promotion agency on January 15 at the agency’s seventh annual awards gala.

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New car sales in Bulgaria slightly up in 2012 year-on-year – unlike EU trend

January 16, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

New car sales in Bulgaria in 2012 were 1.6 per cent higher than in 2011, while overall the downtrend trend

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