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Euro zone crisis and US fiscal cliff risk dominate sovereign outlook, Fitch Ratings says

December 21, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Weaknesses in the major advanced economies – dominated by the continuing euro zone crisis and the looming threat of the

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IMF releases preliminary conclusions after assessment of EU financial sector

December 21, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Union is facing great challenges, with continuing banking and sovereign debt crises in some parts of the Union,

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South Stream’s status high on Russia-EU summit agenda

December 20, 2012June 2, 2013 Alex Bivol energy, European Commission, Russia, South Stream

In the big picture of Russia’s relationship with the European Union, Bulgaria has never played a big role – certain

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Gazprom cuts South Stream investment, bullish on rising exports – reports

December 19, 2012June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy, South Stream

Two weeks after the ceremonial welding of the first pipes of the South Stream pipeline, Russia’s state-owned gas company Gazprom

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South East Europe economy shrinks in 2012, faces risks in 2013, World Bank report says

December 19, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The combined economies of the six South East European countries will shrink by 0.6 per cent in 2012, and face

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Global economy risks falling into renewed recession, UN report says

December 19, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

World economic growth has weakened considerably during 2012 and is expected to remain subdued in the coming two years, says

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Bulgarian real estate brokers avoided 160M leva in taxes since 2007 – revenue agency

December 18, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency (NRA) said on December 18 that it estimated real estate intermediaries avoided paying 160 million leva

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European leaders say worst of debt crisis is over

December 16, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

Some European leaders are saying that the worst of the continent’s three-year governmental debt crisis is behind it, even as

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Bulgaria and Serbia to sign memorandum on gas interconnector pipeline project

December 14, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Bulgarian Prime Minister Boiko Borissov and his Serbian counterpart Ivica Dačić are to sign a memorandum of understanding on December

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