Bulgaria begins collecting income tax for 2012
On the first working day of 2013, Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency (NRA) is already accepting income tax filings for the
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Business
Close to 50 000 firms registered in Bulgaria in 2012
Close to 50 000 new companies, most of them SMEs, were registered in Bulgaria in 2012, nearly 5000 more than
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Euro zone: Economic prospects for 2013 look bleak across the Continent
Street riots, political instability, financial bailouts and harsh austerity measures: The financially crippled eurozone endured another turbulent year in 2012
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Turbulence in Czech energy sector as Temelín tender attracts controversy
The largest public tender in the Czech Republic’s history descended into turmoil late in 2012, when Areva appealed its exclusion
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The Globe 2013: Business as usual
The economy, both in Bulgaria and the world as a whole, has defied the worst predictions of the doom brigade
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Euro zone crisis and US fiscal cliff risk dominate sovereign outlook, Fitch Ratings says
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
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
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
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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