Bulgaria
EASTERN EUROPE: ERM II allows time for convergence
Several accession countries are rapidly converging toward the Maastricht criteria for euro-zone...
Eastern EuropeBULGARIA: Brady bond swap reduces debt
Finance Minister Milen Veltchev yesterday said the country has reduced its debt by 80 million...
BulgariaBULGARIA: Parliament re-approves privatisation law
Parliament yesterday re-approved the privatisation law, allowing for the sale this year of 65%...
BulgariaBULGARIA: Govt gives tobacco sale go-ahead
The parliament yesterday approved the sale of up to 80% of state tobacco monopoly Bulgartabak.
BulgariaBULGARIA: Foreign firms poised to bid for BTC
Sweden's Swedtel and Turkish consortium Turk Telekom/Turkcell may bid for fixed-line telecoms...
BulgariaBULGARIA: IMF & World Bank reward reforms
The World Bank yesterday agreed to lend the country 450 million dollars over the next three...
BulgariaBALKANS: Ailing airlines assess options
Almost all of the airlines in the Balkans face serious financial difficulties and are in urgent...
BalkansHUNGARY:
Economic Minister Gyorgy Matolcsy said yesterday an upwards revision in the 2001 current account...
Hungary
