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Poland likely to bottom out economic slowdown – central bank head

January 10, 2013 The Warsaw Voice

Poland is likely near the bottom of slowdown in economy and there is no threat of recession, according to the

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Bulgarian business objects to new recycling law

January 10, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA) has published an open letter to President Rossen Plevneliev and several other state and government

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgarian Cabinet approves renewable energy plan, offshore drilling tender

January 9, 2013April 19, 2016 The Sofia Globe staff energy

In separate decisions on January 9, Bulgaria’s Cabinet approved a long-term renewable energy development plan, setting out targets for 2020

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40 per cent of Bulgarians would prefer to be their own boss, survey on self-employment says

January 9, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Forty per cent of Bulgarians polled in an international survey said that they would prefer to be their own bosses

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgarians spent 4B leva during Festive Season

January 8, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarians spent four billion leva during the 2012 Festive Season and the period immediately before, the country’s National Revenue Agency

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EU retail trade up 0.2% in November 2012

January 8, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The volume of retail trade in the European Union rose by 0.2 per cent in November 2012, according to estimates

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Euro zone unemployment reached new record in November 2012 – Eurostat

January 8, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

More than two million people in the European Union lost their jobs between November 2011 and November 2012, bringing unemployment

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Poland’s flagship airline PLL LOT to cut labour force by a third

January 7, 2013 The Warsaw Voice

Poland’s flagship airline carrier PLL LOT may have posted an even 200 million zloty loss in 2012 and will downsize

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Bulbank: Bulgarians’ household savings to grow in 2013

January 3, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgarians’ household savings will continue to grow this year, albeit at a slower rate than in 2012, UniCredit Bulbank said

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