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IMF Rebuts Reports of Criticism against Bulgaria Govt [Apr 15, 2010] Mission Chief for Bulgaria Bas Bakker has denied to have said that the fiscal strategy (of the government) is risky. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-03-01 11:24 UPDATE 1-IMF raises Bulgaria 2010 outlook, sees 0.2 pct growth (Interactive Investor) [Mar 01, 2010] SOFIA, March 1 (Reuters) - The IMF on Monday raised its outlook for Bulgaria's economy, forecasting growth of 0.2 percent this year, against a previous projection for a 2.5 percent contraction, as the global recovery had boosted exports. It also revised its forecast for Bulgaria's budget deficit this year to 1.8 percent of GDP, from 2.0 percent previously, the IMF's mission chief, Bas Bakker ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Science Academy Swarming with State Security Agents (Novinite.com) [Feb 09, 2010] ? special panel, investigating Bulgaria's communist-era police files, has announced that forty four members of the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) have been state security agents and collaborators. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Education Minister Calls for University Cooperation Agreements (Novinite.com) [Jan 20, 2010] Sergey Ignatov, Bulgaria's Education Minister, has proposed that the Bulgarian Academy of Sciences (BAS) should negotiate framework agreements for cooperation with Bulgarian universities. [via YahooNews] More >>