Fighting words: Bulgaria talks tough on Russian energy projects
Vladimir Putin raised quite a few eyebrows when his last foreign visit as president of Russia in 2008 was to
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Business
China’s spending spree in the EU
While Europeans gobble up cheap goods “Made in China,” publicity surrounding Chinese shopping practices has mainly focused on the fondness
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Bulgarian monthly inflation at 0.5% in August
Bulgaria’s consumer price index rose by 0.5 per cent in August, the National Statistical Institute (NSI) said on September 12,
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European Commission specifies proposed banking supervision powers for ECB in euro zone
The European Commission (EC) has outlined its proposals for a single supervisory mechanism for banks in the euro zone, giving
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Financial crisis offers lessons for future
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
Russian contractor Atomstroyexport, picked to build two 1000MW nuclear reactors at Belene on the Danube River, has increased its arbitration
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Auditors at Bulgaria’s tax agency uncover millions in hidden income
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
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
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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