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South East Europe economy shrinks in 2012, faces risks in 2013, World Bank report says

December 19, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

The combined economies of the six South East European countries will shrink by 0.6 per cent in 2012, and face

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Global economy risks falling into renewed recession, UN report says

December 19, 2012May 22, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff

World economic growth has weakened considerably during 2012 and is expected to remain subdued in the coming two years, says

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Bulgarian real estate brokers avoided 160M leva in taxes since 2007 – revenue agency

December 18, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bulgaria’s National Revenue Agency (NRA) said on December 18 that it estimated real estate intermediaries avoided paying 160 million leva

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Poll shows gap between Bulgarian ruling party and main opposition unchanged

December 18, 2012December 18, 2012 Clive Leviev-Sawyer

With about six months to go to national parliamentary elections, Bulgaria’s centre-right ruling party GERB has about 24.5 per cent

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Bulgarian Parliament’s economy committee rejects move to ease total smoking ban

December 18, 2012June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff smoking

An attempt to backtrack on Bulgaria’s total ban on smoking in enclosed spaces in restaurants, bars and other public places

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Yanukovych cancels Kremlin trip, puts Customs Union on hold

December 18, 2012December 18, 2012 Svitlana Tuchynska of The Kyiv Post

Ukrainian president Viktor Yanukovych postponed his December 18 Moscow trip today during which he was supposed to meet with Russian

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Bulgaria’s Economy Minister supports ‘flexibility’ on smoking ban

December 18, 2012June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Delyan Dobrev, smoking

Bulgarian Economy, Energy and Tourism Minister Delyan Dobrev says that his ministry supports “flexibility” on the ban on smoking in

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Air clears as Ukraine’s indoor smoking ban starts

December 18, 2012 Yuriy Onyshkiv of The Kyiv Post

Ukraine’s law enacting a 100 per cent ban on indoor smoking in public places – including cafes, bars and restaurants

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Bulgaria and Greece pledge co-operation on range of issues

December 17, 2012December 18, 2012 The Sofia Globe staff

Bilateral talks and the second joint meeting of Bulgarian and Greek government leaders, held on December 17 2012 in Athens,

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