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Marinela Petrova has been appointed Deputy Finance Minister of Bulgaria, the government has said.
The move follows Parliament's decision to approve Karina Karaivanova as head of the Financial Supervision Commission.
Since 2010, Petrova has worked as head of the Economic and Financial Policy directorate at the Finance Ministry. Her experience at government positions related to economic programming and forecasts dates back to 1992.
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