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Financial crisis offers lessons for future

September 12, 2012 Jim Randle of VOANews

Four years ago, the collapse of Lehman Brothers, a huge financial firm, marked the start of the worst recession in

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Bulgaria handed one billion euro bill for Belene

September 11, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Russian contractor Atomstroyexport, picked to build two 1000MW nuclear reactors at Belene on the Danube River, has increased its arbitration

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Bulgaria Business News 

Auditors at Bulgaria’s tax agency uncover millions in hidden income

September 11, 2012September 11, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Audits by Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency of 900 people uncovered 45 million leva (about 22.5 million euro) in concealed income

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Integrate Eastern Europe’s shadow economy into the formal sector, World Bank report says

September 11, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Too many of Eastern Europe’s workers and firms are engaged in the “shadow economy” — doing business and work in

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Standard and Poor’s increases rating of UniCredit Bulbank

September 11, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

International rating agency Standard and Poor’s has increased the short-term rating of UniCredit Bulbank to A-2. The long-term rating and

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Business Europe News 

Deal by deal, Russia building ties with Asia

September 10, 2012September 10, 2012 James Brooke VOA Moscow Bureau Chief

Chinese President Hu Jintao announced Saturday more than $150 billion in spending on infrastructure projects as part of efforts to

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Business Europe News 

Russia’s Rosatom wants to take part in Poland’s n-power plant tender

September 10, 2012May 22, 2013 The Warsaw Voice energy

Russia’s state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom wants to take part in the tender for building nuclear power plant in Poland,

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Business Europe News 

European Bank move could help economy

September 9, 2012May 22, 2013 Al Pessin of VOANews

Europe’s central bank made a key announcement Thursday that immediately eased financial pressure on the continent’s troubled economies, lowering interest

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Bulgaria climbs in World Economic Forum’s 2012 global competitiveness report

September 5, 2012September 5, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has climbed to 62nd place in the World Economic Forum’s annual Global Competiveness Report, up from 74th place, beating

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