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Bulgaria Feb unemployment down 2.02 pct points yr-on-yr to 9.48 pct (The Forex Market) [Mar 16, 2007] SOFIA (AFX) - Bulgaria's unemployment rate fell to 9.48 pct in February from 9.67 pct in January, and by 2.02 points on a 12-month basis, the national employment agency said today. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria bond ratings outlook raised to positive by Moody's (The Forex Market) [Feb 23, 2007] LONDON (AFX) - Moody's Investors Service said it has raised the outlook on the Government of Bulgaria's Baa3 long-term foreign and local currency bond ratings to positive from stable. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2007-02-19 08:30 GMT: Kefi Minerals raises 350,000 stg in placing at 3p/shr (Interactive Investor) [Feb 19, 2007] LONDON (AFX) - Kefi Minerals PLC said it raised 350,000 stg through a placing of about 11.67 mln new shares at 3 pence each, to expand its gold and copper exploration assets in Turkey and Bulgaria in 2007. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2007-02-19 08:30 GMT: Kefi Minerals raises 350,000 stg in placing at 3p/shr (Interactive Investor) [Feb 19, 2007] LONDON (AFX) - Kefi Minerals PLC said it raised 350,000 stg through a placing of about 11.67 mln new shares at 3 pence each, to expand its gold and copper exploration assets in Turkey and Bulgaria in 2007. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2007-02-19 08:10 GMT: UK smallcap opening - Kefi Minerals dips on placing move (Interactive Investor) [Feb 19, 2007] LONDON (AFX) - Kefi Minerals dipped 0.25 to 3.25 pence as the gold and copper exploration company, with projects in Turkey and Bulgaria, moved to raise 350,000 stg via a placing with UK institutional and private investors of 11.67 mln new ordinary shares at a price of 3p. newsdesk@afxnews.com fjb/vs [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2007-02-19 08:07 GMT: DCN well-placed for 700-800 mln eur naval-ship order from Bulgaria - report (Interactive Investor) [Feb 19, 2007] PARIS (AFX) - French shipyard DCN is well-placed to win an order from Bulgaria worth 700-800 mln eur to build four naval ships, according to business daily Les Echos. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria plans privatisation of 70 pct of national shipping company BMF (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Finance) [Feb 07, 2007] SOFIA (AFX) - The Bulgarian government said it plans to privatise a 70 pct stake in the national maritime transport company Bulgarian Marine Fleet (BMF). ... [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2007-02-07 13:22 GMT: Bulgaria, Greece, Russia agree text on long-stalled pipeline deal (Interactive Investor) [Feb 07, 2007] SOFIA (AFX) - Bulgaria, Greece, and Russia endorsed the text of an agreement to build a long-stalled pipeline to channel Russian oil from the Caspian Sea to the Aegean, according to Bulgaria's regional development ministry. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2007-02-07 13:22 GMT: Bulgaria, Greece, Russia agree text on long-stalled pipeline deal (Interactive Investor) [Feb 07, 2007] SOFIA (AFX) - Bulgaria, Greece, and Russia endorsed the text of an agreement to build a long-stalled pipeline to channel Russian oil from the Caspian Sea to the Aegean, according to Bulgaria's regional development ministry. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2007-02-01 08:40 GMT: Kefi Minerals says 'encouraging' gold results from Lehovo in Bulgaria (Interactive Investor) [Feb 01, 2007] LONDON (AFX) - Kefi Minerals PLC said it received "encouraging" gold results from the Lehovo project in southwest Bulgaria, and said that it had identified a number of "highly prospective areas" in Turkey. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2007-01-26 14:19 GMT: Bulgaria to ask EU in February to restart nuclear reactors (Interactive Investor) [Jan 26, 2007] SOFIA (AFX) - Bulgaria's economy and energy minister said he will ask EU energy ministers in February to consider restarting two recently closed reactors at the country's only nuclear plant. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2007-01-05 11:24 GMT: Bulgaria to seek double compensation from EU for nuclear reactors closure (Interactive Investor) [Jan 05, 2007] SOFIA (AFX) - Bulgaria's economy and energy minister said his country would be pressing for twice the compensation promised by the European Commission for closing reactors at its only nuclear plant. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2006-12-20 09:36 GMT: BNP Paribas to sell insurance in Bulgaria, Romania (Interactive Investor) [Dec 20, 2006] PARIS (AFX) - BNP Paribas insurance unit Cardif said it will expand into Bulgaria and Romania on Jan 1, after regulators in both countries approved the creation of local insurance operations there. paris@afxnews.com mjs/rw [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2006-12-20 09:36 GMT: BNP Paribas to sell insurance in Bulgaria, Romania (Interactive Investor) [Dec 20, 2006] PARIS (AFX) - BNP Paribas insurance unit Cardif said it will expand into Bulgaria and Romania on Jan 1, after regulators in both countries approved the creation of local insurance operations there. paris@afxnews.com mjs/rw [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria condemns Libyan death sentence for Benghazi Six UPDATE (Sharewatch) [Dec 19, 2006] SOFIA/TRIPOLI (AFX) - Bulgaria\'s parliamentary speaker urged Libya not to carry out the death sentences handed down to five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor for spreading HIV-AIDS. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2006-12-18 08:44 GMT: EMED Mining says initial market capitalisation of KEFI Minerals 2.66 mln stg (Interactive Investor) [Dec 18, 2006] LONDON (AFX) - EMED Mining Public Ltd said trading its mining company for Turkey ad Bulgaria, KEFI Minerals PLC, started on the Alternative Investment Market today, with an market capitalisation of 2.66 mln stg at the placing price. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2006-12-18 08:42 GMT: Lewis Charles Sofia buys fourth plot in Bulgaria for 726,000 eur (Interactive Investor) [Dec 18, 2006] LONDON (AFX) - Lewis Charles Sofia Property Fund Ltd said it has bought a fourth plot of land in Dolna Banya, Bulgaria, for 726,000 eur, with a construction permit for residential development. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2006-12-12 09:25 GMT: Lewis Charles Sofia Property Fund buys two plots in Bulgaria for 5.4 mln eur (Interactive Investor) [Dec 13, 2006] LONDON (AFX) - Lewis Charles Sofia Property Fund Ltd said it has acquired two plots near the town of Razlog in Bulgaria for 5.4 mln eur. Both the plots are to be developed by Westhill. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2006-12-05 11:25 GMT: Lewis Charles Sofia buys 2 properties in Plovdiv, Bulgaria for 3.5 mln eur (Interactive Investor) [Dec 05, 2006] LONDON (AFX) - Lewis Charles Sofia Property Fund Ltd said it has bought two plots of land in and around Plovdiv, Bulgaria's second largest city for 3.5 mln eur. [via YahooNews] More >>

German vote seals EU membership for Bulgaria, Romania next year UPDATE (Sharewatch) [Nov 24, 2006] BRUSSELS (AFX) - The German parliament has ratified the entry of Bulgaria and Romania into the European Union, clearing the last hurdle in the EU for them to join next year, the European Commission announced. [via YahooNews] More >>