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World Bank: EU’s recovery is strengthening, but slowly and with significant risks

June 11, 2015June 14, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff World Bank

Economic growth is expected to continue to pick up across the European Union (EU), from zero in 2013 and 1.3

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Bulgaria 

PM: Bulgarian govt spent six months on urgent problems, now looking at the longer term

June 1, 2015 Independent Balkan News Agency Boiko Borissov, IMF, World Bank

Bulgaria’s government is working to ensure political stability in Bulgaria and improving the country’s international reputation, Prime Minister Boiko Borissov

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Bulgaria 

World Bank team: Bulgaria could turn the tide to faster, sustainable growth

May 21, 2015May 25, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff World Bank

A World Bank team held talks with Bulgarian cabinet ministers on May 20 on how the international financial institution can

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Bulgaria 

World Bank: Bulgaria can achieve faster, more inclusive and sustainable growth

January 24, 2015January 27, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff World Bank

Faster growth in Bulgaria is possible with an improved business environment, better transport infrastructure, and a labour force with adequate

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Business 

Gradual recovery in euro zone should lift growth in CEE – World Bank

January 14, 2015January 16, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff World Bank

Growth in developing Europe and Central Asia is estimated to have slowed to a lower-than-expected 2.4 per cent in 2014

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Business 

Most developing countries will benefit from oil price slump – World Bank Group

January 8, 2015January 11, 2015 The Sofia Globe staff energy, World Bank

Gains from low oil prices can be substantial for developing-country importers if supported by stronger global growth, says a World

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Europe 

World Bank forecasts zero per cent economic growth for Russia in 2015

December 3, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff Russia, World Bank

The World Bank has revised its growth projections for Russia from 0.5 per cent up to 0.7 per cent in

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Business 

Bulgaria 38th in World Bank’s Doing Business 2015 rankings

October 30, 2014November 2, 2014 The Sofia Globe staff World Bank

Bulgaria places 38th out of 189 economies in the World Bank’s Doing Business 2015 rankings, having dropped two places in

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Business 

Growth in EU’s Eastern European countries to double in 2014 – World Bank

July 14, 2014July 14, 2014 Independent Balkan News Agency macroeconomic indicators, World Bank

Economic growth in the EU member states from the former communist bloc is expected to nearly double from 1.4 per

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