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Austrian, Bulgarian firms sign 30 million euro contract during Bulgarian President’s visit to Vienna

September 18, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

An Austrian-Bulgarian business forum in Vienna heard Bulgarian President Rossen Plevneliev underline his message that his country is a stable

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New car sales in Bulgaria slightly up, bucking EU trend

September 18, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Sales of new cars in Bulgaria from January to August 2012 were 2.1 per cent higher than in the first

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Bulgaria reiterates reluctance to join EU banking union

September 18, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria supports the idea of a European Union banking union but it would not be the interest of the country

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Biowine receives EU approval: Label certification boosts the sales of organic drink

September 18, 2012May 22, 2013 Jennifer Rigby of The Prague Post

The intricacies of the European Union could drive anyone to drink, but until recently, organic winemakers had more cause than

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Increase in hourly labour costs in Bulgaria among highest in EU in Q2 2012, Eurostat says

September 17, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria saw among the highest increases in labour costs on an annual basis in the second quarter of 2012 in

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Bulgaria joins European 2012 grape crop trend as harvest drops 30%

September 17, 2012May 6, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s 2012 grape harvest is coming in at 30 per cent less than last year, but with the promise of

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Hit by Greek and euro crises, Macedonia slips into recession

September 17, 2012September 17, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Macedonia is in recession after reporting two consecutive quarters of negative GDP growth, contracting 1.4 per cent in the first

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Optimism over euro crisis eases market pressure

September 17, 2012May 22, 2013 Henry Ridgwell of VOANews

Eurozone finance ministers had a spring in their step Friday as they gathered in Cyprus for talks on the debt

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US central bank launches new economic stimulus

September 13, 2012 VOANews

The U.S. central bank launched new measures Thursday to try to stimulate the weak U.S. economy, even as it predicted

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