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Warsaw and Vienna exchanges discuss merging to create CEE share trading hub – report

April 11, 2013May 27, 2013 The Warsaw Voice

The Warsaw bourse has held preliminary talks with the Vienna Stock Exchange on a potential merger with an aim to

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PC sales worldwide saw worst quarter since 1994 in Q1 2013 – IDC

April 11, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

Worldwide PC shipments totalled 76.3 million units in the first quarter of 2013, down 13.9 per cent compared to the

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Greek parliament ratifies agreement between Greece, Italy and Albania on pipeline

April 11, 2013May 27, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency energy, Greece

The Greek parliament has ratified the Intergovernmental Agreement (IGA) between Albania, Italy and Greece on the construction and operation of

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US leads boycott of controversial UN debate

April 11, 2013May 27, 2013 Margaret Besheer of VOANews

The United States led a boycott Wednesday of a controversial debate in the U.N. General Assembly about the role of

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EC tells Bulgaria to fix structural unemployment, external indebtedness

April 10, 2013May 29, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff European Commission

The European Commission said on April 10 that it found macroeconomic imbalances in Bulgaria, which, while not excessive, required addressing,

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Bulgaria to ask for South Stream review

April 10, 2013July 23, 2014 Alex Bivol energy, Marin Raykov, South Stream

Bulgaria’s caretaker Prime Minister Marin Raykov said on April 10 that Bulgaria should review its investment decision on South Stream

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WTO cuts 2013 trade growth forecast

April 10, 2013May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

The World Trade Organization (WTO) said on April 10 2013 that it was cutting its trade growth forecast for 2013

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Bulgarian labour costs rising, but still lowest in the EU

April 10, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Eurostat

Hourly labour costs in Bulgaria increased by close to 43 per cent between 2008 and 2012 – but that is

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Bad news for Russian tourists and Croatian tour operators

April 10, 2013May 27, 2013 Independent Balkan News Agency Croatia, Russia

Only a week after the Croatian government amended the regulation on the visa system and imposed visa requirements for Russia

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