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Free access to Bulgaria’s Commercial Register aids theft of companies, report says

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

Free access to personal data in Bulgaria’s Commercial Register is helping fraudsters to steal companies by changing their ownership, according

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Business Europe News 

Euro zone shoppers spend less on food, drink and tobacco, bringing down July retail sales figures

September 5, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Consumers in the 17-member euro zone cut back on spending on food, drink and tobacco in July 2012, leading EU

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Bulgaria’s Cabinet to amend Investment Promotion Act

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

Bulgaria’s Cabinet was expected to approve, at a meeting on September 5 2012, changes to the Investment Promotion Act aimed

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France’s Hollande and Italy’s Monti call for economic growth to stabilise euro zone

September 5, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

French President Francois Hollande and Italian Prime Minister Mario Monti have called for urgent efforts to restore economic growth and

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Global youth unemployment worsening, ILO says

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

Unemployment rates among young people will get even worse globally as the spillover of the euro crisis spreads from advanced

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UN agencies call for swift international action to prevent repeat of world food crisis

September 4, 2012September 4, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Co-ordinated international action is urgently needed to prevent rising food prices from hurting tens of millions of people over the

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European Central Bank may buy bonds

September 4, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

The European Central Bank could act this week to buy the bonds of debt-plagued governments in the 17-nation euro currency

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European Commission opens antitrust investigation into Gazprom

September 4, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The European Commission (EC) said on September 4 2012 that it had opened formal proceedings to investigate whether Gazprom, the

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Bulgaria Business News 

Harsh winter, hot summer push up prices of Bulgarian grapes – and wines and rakiya

September 4, 2012May 6, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s prolonged below-freezing winter temperatures at the start of 2012, followed by scorching hot weather in summer, mean lower grape

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