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EU Queries Why Bulgaria Now Predicts Budget Deficit (Update3) [Jun 09, 2010] June 9 (Bloomberg) -- The European Commission will send a mission to investigate Bulgarias public finances after the European Union member changed its forecast of a balanced budget for this year to a deficit. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU Queries Why Bulgaria Now Predicts Budget Deficit (Update2) [Jun 09, 2010] June 9 (Bloomberg) -- The European Commission will send a mission to investigate Bulgarias public finances after the European Union member changed its forecast of a balanced budget for this year to a deficit. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU Queries Why Bulgaria Now Predicts Budget Deficit (Update1) [Jun 09, 2010] June 9 (Bloomberg) -- The European Commission will send a mission to investigate Bulgarias public finances after the European Union member changed its forecast of a balanced budget for this year to a deficit. [via YahooNews] More >>

Roubini: Bulgaria Euro Adoption Likely in 2014 Earliest (Novinite.com) [Mar 29, 2010] European Union member Bulgaria will not manage to restore its economic growth before 2011 and can only see its aspirations for joining the bloc's exchange-rate mechanism, the so-called eurozone waiting room, the same year at the earliest, according to analysts at Roubini Global Economics. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU Top Fiscal Performer Bulgaria Faces Greek-Led Bank Decline (Bloomberg) [Mar 08, 2010] March 8 (Bloomberg) -- Bulgaria, the European Union member boasting the bloc?s smallest budget deficit, risks seeing its banks sucked under by the fiscal sins of neighboring Greece, Fitch Ratings and Capital Economics Ltd. warned. [via YahooNews] More >>

EU Top Fiscal Performer Bulgaria Faces Greek-Led Bank Decline (Bloomberg) [Mar 08, 2010] March 8 (Bloomberg) -- Bulgaria, the European Union member boasting the bloc?s smallest budget deficit, risks seeing its banks sucked under by the fiscal sins of neighboring Greece, Fitch Ratings and Capital Economics Ltd. warned. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Faces Junk Grade on Foreign Debt, Fitch Says (Update1) (Bloomberg) [Mar 05, 2010] March 5 (Bloomberg) -- Bulgaria, the European Union member with the smallest budget deficit, may still see its credit rating lowered to junk as an external debt burden bigger than total output threatens financial stability, Fitch Ratings said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Faces Junk Grade on External Debt Concerns, Fitch Says (Bloomberg) [Mar 05, 2010] March 5 (Bloomberg) -- Bulgaria, the European Union member with the smallest budget deficit, may still see its credit rating lowered to junk as an external debt burden bigger than total output threatens financial stability, Fitch Ratings said. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Faces Junk Grade on External Debt Concerns, Fitch Says (Bloomberg) [Mar 05, 2010] March 5 (Bloomberg) -- Bulgaria, the European Union member with the smallest budget deficit, may still see its credit rating lowered to junk as an external debt burden bigger than total output threatens financial stability, Fitch Ratings said. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-15 11:22 UPDATE 1-Bulgaria 2009 c/a gap shrinks as recession bites (Interactive Investor) [Feb 15, 2010] SOFIA, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Recession and plunging domestic demand slashed Bulgaria's current account deficit to 8.6 percent of GDP at the end of 2009 from 25.4 percent a year ago, central bank data showed on Monday. The deficit, which has made the European Union member dependent on foreign cash flows and vulnerable to external risks, fell to 2.9 billion euros ($3.97 billion) last year from 8.7 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-01-15 10:48 UPDATE 1-Bulgaria Jan-Nov c/a deficit at 7.6 pct/GDP (Interactive Investor) [Jan 15, 2010] SOFIA, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's current account deficit shrank to 7.6 percent of annual GDP in January-November last year from 22.5 percent in the same period a year ago due to a deepening recession and plunging demand, data showed on Friday. The deficit, which has made the European Union member dependent on foreign cash flows and vulnerable to external risks, fell to 2.56 billion euros ($3 ... [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-01-15 10:48 UPDATE 1-Bulgaria Jan-Nov c/a deficit at 7.6 pct/GDP (Interactive Investor) [Jan 15, 2010] SOFIA, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's current account deficit shrank to 7.6 percent of annual GDP in January-November last year from 22.5 percent in the same period a year ago due to a deepening recession and plunging demand, data showed on Friday. The deficit, which has made the European Union member dependent on foreign cash flows and vulnerable to external risks, fell to 2.56 billion euros ($3 ... [via YahooNews] More >>