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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 Business News People 

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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Charter flights to Sofia Airport in May 2012 up 16 per cent y/y

June 11, 2012June 11, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The number of passengers arriving at Sofia Airport in May 2012 on scheduled commercial flights was 4200 more than in

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Bulgaria opens 2012 summer holiday season expecting rise in Russian tourists

June 10, 2012June 10, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff 0 Comments

Bulgaria’s 2012 summer holiday season was launched on June 9 2012 at the Black Sea resort of Sunny Beach (Slunchev

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Bulgaria Business News 

Heavy rains in Bulgaria cut quantity, not quality of harvest – Naidenov

June 9, 2012June 9, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria will not experience any food shortages in spite of the heavy rains and hail that hit the country in

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Global financial system needs further reforms, IMF’s Lagarde says

June 9, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff 0 Comments IMF

Further action is needed to reform the global financial system, by strengthening crisis management tools and the overall architecture of

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Merkel urges greater European integration

June 8, 2012May 27, 2013 Selah Hennessy of VOANews euro zone

German Chancellor Angela Merkel says Germany has the political will to ensure the stability of the eurozone. The German leader

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgaria’s Foreign Ministry moves to tighten rules on translation agencies

June 8, 2012June 8, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The Bulgarian Foreign Ministry intends bringing in new rules in July 2013 requiring translation agencies contracted to it to meet

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Bernanke: Europe poses risks to US economy

June 8, 2012May 27, 2013 VOANews

The head of the U.S. central bank, Ben Bernanke, said Thursday that Europe’s financial woes could spread across the Atlantic

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