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Austria: ECB Could Stop Financing Cyprus by Friday

The ECB will stop giving funds to Cypriot banks if a new bailout plan is not negotiated until Friday, March 22, according to Austria's Minister of Finance Maria Fekter.

Business » Finance | March 20, 2013, Wednesday // 14:56 | Viewed: 1885

Cyprus, Russia Fail to Reach Loan Renegotiation

Cypriot Finance Minister Michalis Sarris and Russian counterpart Anton Siluanov failed to reach a deal on renegotiating Cyprus's loan during talks in Moscow.

Business » Finance | March 20, 2013, Wednesday // 14:22 | Viewed: 1308

Ex Bulgarian FinMin: Financial Discipline of GERB Govt is Myth

Plamen Orehsarski, former Finance Minister in the three-way coalition government, has said that the caretaker government panel is too closely connected with the previous center-right GERB Cabinet to disclose anything important about its term in office.

Business » Finance | March 20, 2013, Wednesday // 12:08 | Viewed: 1328

Bulgaria Reopens 7-Year EUR-Denominated Bonds Sale

Bulgaria's Ministry of Finance has reopened for the third time Monday the sale of 7-year EUR denominated sovereign bonds.

Business » Finance | March 18, 2013, Monday // 19:12 | Viewed: 2010

New Bulgarian PM Still Elusive about Budget Health

Caretaker Bulgarian PM Marin Raykov has yet again refrained from giving details about the status of Bulgaria's state budget amid fears that it might be in a less than balanced condition following the political crisis in the country.

Business » Finance | March 18, 2013, Monday // 16:41 | Viewed: 1722

Bulgarian Oligarch Moves to Swallow MKB Unionbank

Bulgarian First Investment Bank, known to be controlled by controversial businessman Tseko Minev, is the sole bidder for the sale of Bulgarian MKB Unionbank.

Business » Finance | March 18, 2013, Monday // 15:28 | Viewed: 3404

Expats Remain Bulgaria's Biggest 'Foreign Investor'

In January 2013, Bulgarians abroad have wired to their homeland twice more funds than the foreign direct investment, according to flash estimates released by the Bulgarian Central Bank, BNB.

Business » Finance | March 17, 2013, Sunday // 15:47 | Viewed: 2764

Foreign Direct Investments in Bulgaria Plummet Jan 2013 Y/Y

Foreign direct investments in Bulgaria for January 2013 increased by EUR 31.4 M (0.1% of GDP), according to flash estimates released by the Bulgarian Central Bank, BNB, on Friday.

Business » Finance | March 15, 2013, Friday // 18:02 | Viewed: 2293

Bulgaria Explains Axing Bourse Sale

Bulgaria's Finance Ministry has listed two official reasons for Bulgaria giving up on plans to find an investor for its only stock exchange and sell it during the first quarter of 2013.

Business » Finance | March 15, 2013, Friday // 14:40 | Viewed: 1622

Bulgaria Nixes Contract with Czech Consultant for Bourse Sale

Bulgaria has suspected the contract with Czech company Patria Corporate Finance after decided to abandon the privatization of the bourse.

Business » Finance | March 14, 2013, Thursday // 14:19 | Viewed: 1758

Bulgaria's Bourse Sale Fails

Bulgaria has given up on plans to find an investor for its only stock exchange and sell it during the first quarter of 2013.

Business » Finance | March 14, 2013, Thursday // 13:46 | Viewed: 1890

Bulgaria's Ex-FinMin: We Did What We Could

Bulgaria's former Finance Minister Simeon Djankov has expressed his regret that his government could not increase the nation's incomes.

Business » Finance | March 13, 2013, Wednesday // 17:08 | Viewed: 1741

Bulgaria's Deposit Interest Tax Receipts for Jan 2013 Fall Short of Target

Tax receipts from the tax on interest earned from bank deposits for January amounted to BGN 8.6 M, compared to the annual target of BGN 150 M.

Business » Finance | March 12, 2013, Tuesday // 12:43 | Viewed: 2144

Exiting Bulgarian FinMin: State Budget Is in Great Shape

Bulgaria's budget balance is better than at the start of term of the exiting GERB cabinet, said Monday outgoing Vice-PM and Minister of Finance Simeon Djankov.

Business » Finance | March 11, 2013, Monday // 19:56 | Viewed: 1662

Resigned Bulgaria Cabinet Issues Bond Worth EUR 25 M

The Bulgarian Ministry of Finance has issued BGN 50 M worth of 10.5-year sovereign bonds Monday.

Business » Finance | March 11, 2013, Monday // 19:08 | Viewed: 2024

3 'Infamous' Bulgarian Institutions with Huge Bonuses Budget

Three "notorious" Bulgarian institutions have the highest budgets for employees' bonuses or the so-called budgets for additional material incentives.

Business » Finance | March 11, 2013, Monday // 09:50 | Viewed: 1815

EU Commissioner: Bulgaria's Fiscal Discipline Was Overkill

Bulgaria's Schengen membership is not a top priority and it might be better to not rush to it in the upcoming couple of years, according to Bulgarian EU Commissioner Kristalina Georgieva.

Business » Finance | March 9, 2013, Saturday // 13:15 | Viewed: 2447

Bulgaria Audits Outgoing Govt's Administration

Bulgaria's National Audit Office, NAO, is launching an audit of the administrations of the government of outgoing Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, of the Supreme Judicial Council, VSS, of the Prosecutor's Office and of the Parliament.

Business » Finance | March 8, 2013, Friday // 14:36 | Viewed: 2002

Bulgaria's GDP Grows by 0.5% in 2012 Q4 Y/Y

In the fourth quarter of 2012 Bulgaria's GDP at current prices amounts to BGN 21.085 B (EUR 10.78 B) and EUR 1 478 per person, according to Bulgaria's National Statistical Institute.

Business » Finance | March 7, 2013, Thursday // 18:20 | Viewed: 1812

Bulgaria's Economy Sees Minimal Growth in 2012

Bulgaria's economy grew by 0.8% in 2012, according to data released by the country's National Statistical Institute on Wednesday.

Business » Finance | March 6, 2013, Wednesday // 14:41 | Viewed: 2044

Fitch Rates Bulgarian Energy Holding BB+, Stable Outlook

Fitch Ratings has assigned Bulgarian Energy Holding EAD (BEH), Bulgaria's largest electric and gas utility company, a long-term foreign currency issuer default rating (IDR) of 'BB+' and long-term local currency IDR of 'BB+' with stable outlooks.

Business » Finance | March 1, 2013, Friday // 16:44 | Viewed: 1926
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