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Bulgaria's Razlog to Advertise Tourism Opportunities to Indian Tour Operators
The southwestern Bulgarian town of Razlog is eager to present the opportunities for cultural and historical tourism, mineral baths and SPA treatments to tourists from India. On Sunday, Razlog will welcome representatives of Indian tour operators. The visit will take place within the forum "Bulgaria as a tourist destination on the Indian market". ...
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Bulgaria's Kutrovsky banned 2 years for doping
LONDON (AP) - Bulgarian tennis player Dimitar Kutrovsky has been banned for two years after testing positive for a banned stimulant. The International Tennis Federations says the 24-year-old Kutrovsky tested positive for methylhexaneamine in February at the SAP Open in San Jose, Calif. The ITF says "Mr. Kutrovsky asserted that the methylhexaneamine, ...
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Bulgaria, Gazprom Power Ahead with South Stream Gas Pipeline
Bulgarian Economy and Energy Minister Delyan Dobrev and the head of Russian energy giant Gazprom Alexei Miller have concluded that the construction of the South Stream gas transit pipeline is progressing "as scheduled". Dobrev and Miller met in Moscow Wednesday, with their talks focusing on the future of South Stream, in addition to the Russian natural gas supplies for Bulgaria, Gazprom said in ...
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Bulgaria Defeated in Court by Viva Ventures over Telco Deal
Bulgaria has lost a lawsuit against Viva Ventures, a subsidiary of London-based equity fund Advent International, which acquired a 65% stake in the state Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC), in a widely criticized deal in 2004. The International Arbitration Court in Paris ruled that Viva Ventures has abided by its commitments to the telco workforce, as envisaged in the contract for its ...
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Kraft Foods Bulgaria CEO: Boosting Local Capacities Key for Attracting FDI
Bulgaria must boost the administrative capacities of its local authorities, among other measures, in order to attract more FDI in the new global economic environment, Kraft Food Bulgaria CEO Antoine Collette recommended at the Bulgaria: Business UP investment conference in Sofia. Collette was one of the keynote panelists in Panel 4, "Bulgaria - Dreamland for Investors", of the conference in ...
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Bulgaria's FDI Starts Crawling Up in Q1 2012
Bulgaria has registered an increase in its foreign direct investment in January-March 2012 year-on-year, according to the latest data of the Bulgarian National Bank released Wednesday. According to preliminary data, the Foreign direct investment in Bulgaria for January - March 2012 amounted to EUR 236.8 M (0....
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Bulgaria's Kutrovsky gets doping ban
SOFIA: Bulgaria's number-two tennis player Dimitar Kutrovsky has been banned for two years for doping, the Bulgarian Tennis Federation said Wednesday.
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Bulgaria's Problem with Opportunists by Any Other Name
Bulgaria's right-wing Blue Coalition, an entity comprising the Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) and the Democrats for Strong Bulgaria (DSB), is no more. The breakup of the Coalition set up in 2009 was announced Tuesday, together with the resignation of UDF Chair Martin Dimitrov. The failure of the Blue Coalition Co-Chairs to negotiate the entity's participation in the general elections in 2013 ...
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Bulgaria's Kutrovsky banned 2 years for doping
LONDON (AP) Bulgarian tennis player Dimitar Kutrovsky has been banned for two years after testing positive for a banned stimulant.
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Research and Markets: Telecoms and Technology Report Bulgaria
Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Telecoms and Technology Report Bulgaria" report to th
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European Study Ranks Bulgaria at Healthcare's Bottom
Bulgaria's healthcare is one spot before the last one in Europe in the 2012 ranking of the Euro Health Consumer Index (EHCI), presented Tuesday in the European Parliament in Brussels. The Index champion was the Netherlands, gaining 872 out of potential 1 000 points. The Dutch were followed by Denmark (837 points), Iceland (810 points), Luxemburg (802 points) and Belgium (797 points), the top ...
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Bulgaria's Economy Expands by 0.5% in Q1 2012 Y/Y
The Gross Domestic Product, GDP, in Bulgaria in the first quarter of 2011 increased by 0.5%, compared with the same quarter of the previous year. GDP remains at the same level compared to the fourth quarter of 2011. ...
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Bulgaria Customs Boss: Lukoil Stages Fake Trial against Me
Bulgaria's prosecution acts under pressure by oil company Lukoil Bulgaria to levy charges against Customs Agency head Vanyo Tanov, according to Tanov himself. The Bulgarian customs boss spoke out to the press after the first hearing in the case Tuesday, saying that the trial is fake and staged and that accusations against him are baseless. Gen Vanyo Tanov is charged for allegedly disclosing ...
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The Social Media Bible, 3rd Edition - Chapter on Bulgaria
Novinite.com (Sofia News Agency) and Novinite.bg publish the first ever chapter on Bulgaria in "The Social Media Bible: Tactics, Tools, and Strategies for Business Success", a global bestseller by Lon Safko....
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Maxim Behar Introduces Bulgaria to The Social Media Bible
Bulgaria has been included for the very first time in The Social Media Bible, a global bestseller by Lon Safko, thanks to Bulgarian PR guru Maxim Behar. Behar has authored the Chapter on Bulgaria in "The Social Media Bible: Tactics, Tools, and Strategies for Business Success", after the publisher invited him to explain the influence of social media in his native country. A prominent media ...
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Bulgaria's Pironkova Out of Rome Tennis Tournament
Bulgaria's top female tennis player Tsvetana Pironkova has been thrown out of the tennis tournament in Rome after losing in the first round. Pironkova lost 0:6, 1:6 to American Vania King at the start of the tournament, making 2012 the fourth consecutive year in which she fails to make it to the second round of the contest in Rome. Pironkova has thus registered her fifth loss in a row, and her ...
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Bulgaria's New Ambassador to Egypt Presents Credentials
Bulgaria's newly-appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Egypt, Rumen Petrov, presented his credentials to the temporary government in Cairo, the Foreign Ministry in Sofia announced. Petrov presented his credentials to the Chairman of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces of Egypt, Field Marshal Hussein Tantawi, on May 12, 2012, the Foreign Ministry said on Monday. The ...
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Bulgaria Registers 3.5% Inflation Y/Y in Apr 2012
The consumer price index (CPI) in Bulgaria in April 2012 compared to March 2012 was 100.2%, i.e....
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Research and Markets: Medical Dressings - Bulgaria
Dublin - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Medical Dressings - Bulgaria" report to their
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Bulgaria Says It Can Help Azerbaijan Get Near EU Door
Bulgaria can play a crucial mediator role in getting Azerbaijan near to a European Union entry, according to Bulgarian Parliamentary Chair Tsetska Tsacheva. Tsacheva is currently on an official visit to Azerbaijan, where she has met with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev. Tsacheva and Aliyev have discussed their countries' cooperation in the fields of energy, agriculture and transport, among ...
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