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Amid crisis, Poland bucks the trend: FT

July 4, 2012July 4, 2012 The Warsaw Voice

Poland is solidifying its position as the European Union’s fastest growing economy and is the most resilient of the ex-communist

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IMF: Europe’s problems slow US economic recovery

July 4, 2012May 22, 2013 VOANews

The head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, said the “tepid” U.S. economic recovery could be hurt by two

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Bulgaria sells 950 million euro bond issue

July 3, 2012July 3, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria has successfully sold five-year bonds worth 950 million euro on July 2, at an interest rate of below five

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New EU caps on data roaming go into effect

July 2, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

European Union’s first step towards drastically reduced data roaming charges went into effect on July 1, making it cheaper to

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EU unemployment hits new record high of 10.3%

July 2, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Unemployment in the European Union was 10.3 per cent in May 2012, the highest since EU statistics office Eurostat started

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Czech Energo-Pro completes acquisition of E.ON’s Bulgarian business

July 2, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy

German utility E.ON said that it has completed the sale of its Bulgarian subsidiary to private Czech energy group Energo-Pro

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Iran braces for EU embargo

July 2, 2012May 22, 2013 Lisa Bryant of VOANews

European Union sanctions against imports of Iranian oil went into effect Sunday. The sanctions are part of a growing arsenal

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Cleves launches sixth apartment rental project in Sofia

July 2, 2012July 1, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Cleves, the luxury Sofia apartment rental company, launched on June 27 2012 a 21-apartment project valued at 4.8 million euro,

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Sunny Beach hotels say tourist services affected by traffic limitations

June 29, 2012June 29, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

An association of hotel, shop and restaurant owners from Bulgaria’s Sunny Beach resort on the Black Sea coast has said

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