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Euro zone crisis expected to dominate G20 Summit

June 14, 2012May 27, 2013 Kent Klein of VOANews euro zone

Much of President Barack Obama’s attention at next week’s Group of 20 economic summit in Mexico’s Pacific resort of Los Cabos may

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Bulgarian unemployment down to 11% in May

June 13, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators

Unemployment in Bulgaria was down 0.4 per cent month-on-month, falling to 11 per cent in May, data from the country’s

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Austria’s EVN surpasses one billion leva in investment

June 13, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

Austrian electricity distribution firm EVN, which services southern and southeastern Bulgaria, has surpassed one billion leva in investment in the

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Bulgarian economy to grow 0.6% in 2012 – World Bank

June 13, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, World Bank

Economic growth in Bulgaria will be 0.6 per cent this year, down from 1.7 per cent in 2011, the World

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SA investment in Bulgaria: PM welcomes ‘real job creation’

June 13, 2012June 13, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria welcomes all foreign investors who invest in real production and create jobs, Prime Minister Boiko Borissov said at the

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Economic volatility here to stay, World Bank report says

June 13, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff World Bank

A positive start to 2012 has been reversed by a resurgence of tensions in the euro area, which have eroded

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Bulgaria Business Europe News 

Greek SMEs heading to Bulgaria ‘in droves’ – report

June 12, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff 0 Comments Greece

Thousands of Greek small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are looking for the road to financial recovery in Bulgaria, and about

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Warsaw stock exchange eclipsing Prague

June 12, 2012June 12, 2012 Emily Thompson of The Prague Post

The Warsaw Stock Exchange (WSE) has become the European powerhouse of new IPOs, and with the launch of a new

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Bulgaria promotes its investment appeal despite downturn

June 11, 2012 Alex Bivol

Odd as it may sound, the seemingly endless economic malaise enveloping Europe has not dimmed the appetite for investment in

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