Bulgarian Economy May Recover Soon – Banker
Stilyan Vatev, CEO of United Bulgarian Bank (UBB), has suggested that the Bulgarian economy has sufficient potential to recover from the crisis soon, as long as its positive sides are put to use.
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Stilyan Vatev, CEO of United Bulgarian Bank (UBB), has suggested that the Bulgarian economy has sufficient potential to recover from the crisis soon, as long as its positive sides are put to use.
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The official start of the summer tourist season will be given by the end of May, according to the Deputy Economy Minister in charge of the Tourist Industry, Ivo Marinov.
Bulgaria's Ambassador in Sarajevo Angel Angelov presented his credentials to the Chairman of the Presidency of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bakir Izetbegovic, on Tuesday.
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EU leaders will assemble on an emergency European Council May 23 to discuss measures to stimulate economic growth in the Union.
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Former European Commissioner and former Bulgarian Presidential runner Meglena Kuneva is set to announce the transformation of her civic movement to a political party on Wednesday.
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The monument of the Soviet Army in downtown Bulgarian capital Sofia "woke up" Tuesday morning painted once again, this time in the colors of the country's national flag – white, green and red.
The number of Bulgarian villages with no inhabitants has grown by 2 during the last 10 months of 2011, strengthening the picture of a pervasive depopulation of Bulgaria's rural areas.
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Nikolay Rusinov, who was charged with the murder of a young woman in Sofia last summer, is to remain under permanent detention, the Sofia Appellate Court ruled Tuesday.
The notorious alleged mobster pair Angel Hristov and Plamen Galev, better known as the Galevi brothers have vanished just days after being sentenced by Bulgaria's Supreme Court to serve time in jail.
The Central Post Office in the very heart of Bulgaria's capital Sofia was closed Tuesday after a phone call has been received warning that there is a bomb inside the building.
A large number of antique coins have been seized by Bulgarian police from illegal treasure hunters.
A stolen cable has disrupted communications at the Bulgarian State Agency for National Security, DANS.
Ukraine's former Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko will end her 19-day hunger strike after agreeing to be hospitalised under the supervision of a German doctor, her daughter Yevgenia has stated.
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