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World Bank: Emerging Europe, Central Asia on the rebound

October 14, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff World Bank

Economic growth in the Emerging Europe and Central Asia (ECA) region suffered during the global financial and Eurozone crises but has started

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Business 

World Bank: Bulgaria must boost labour force to counter deteriorating demographics

September 20, 2013September 20, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff World Bank

Bulgaria must expand its labour force and increase productivity in the face of negative demographic trends that will put a

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Business 

World Bank cuts Bulgaria’s economic growth forecast

June 13, 2013June 14, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, World Bank

The World Bank downgraded its estimates for global economic growth in 2013 and 2014, but said that the global economy

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Bulgaria News 

Dire picture of Bulgaria’s energy sector in World Bank, EC reports

May 28, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff energy, European Commission, Rossen Plevneliev, World Bank

Reports by the World Bank and the European Commission paint a grim picture of the state of the energy sector

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Global food prices decline, but remain high, World Bank says

March 28, 2013May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff World Bank

The prices of internationally traded food commodities continued to fall between October 2012 and February 2013, according to the World

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Bulgaria Business News World 

Global economy remains fragile, World Bank says in outlook for 2013

January 17, 2013June 2, 2013 Joe DeCapua of VOANews.com World Bank

The World Bank says four years after the start of the financial crisis, the global economy remains fragile. Growth in

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Europe News 

World Bank grants loan guarantee to Macedonia

January 9, 2013June 2, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff Macedonia, World Bank

The World Bank Board of Executive Directors approved on January 8 2013 a guarantee in support of a commercial loan

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World Bank president Robert Zoellick
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World Bank boosted lending to Bulgaria to keep SE Europe stable, Zoellick says

June 18, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff World Bank

The World Bank had been increasing its lending to support Bulgaria’s banking system – one of the most exposed to

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Bulgaria Business News 

Bulgarian economy to grow 0.6% in 2012 – World Bank

June 13, 2012May 27, 2013 The Sofia Globe staff macroeconomic indicators, World Bank

Economic growth in Bulgaria will be 0.6 per cent this year, down from 1.7 per cent in 2011, the World

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