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Bulgaria is seeking to raise some EUR 1.3 B in new loans from foreign banks by end-2014 to finance budget deficit and provide liquidity support to banks, Reuters reported on Tuesday.

Bulgaria's most successful tennis player Grigor Dimitrov started with victory his participation in the BNP Paribas Masters tournament in Paris.

In 64 minutes he won against Pablo Cuevas (6:0, 6:3) and qualified for the nex round where he will face Andy Murray.

American Serena Williams (WTA No. 1) defeated Romanian Simona Halep (WTA No. 4) 6-3, 6-0 to win the BNP Paribas WTA Finals championship in Singapore on Sunday.

Turkish stocks and the lira have weakened, in line with emerging market peers, as investors awaited policy signals from the U.S. Federal Reserve.

That overshadowed optimism that key economic ministers would remain in a new Turkish cabinet.

Smartphones and tablets are among the items most frequently bought on deferred payment plans in Bulgaria, shows an analysis of the BNP Paribas Personal Finance company. 

 Finance Ministry will likely issue a three-year bond, hoping for an interest rate that will not exceed 3 pct

By Sotiris Nikas

PARIS, BELGRADE - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic arrived on a one-day visit to France on Thursday during which he met with the officials of largest French companies gathered in the company network MEDEF (Mouvement des Entreprises de France).

BNP Paribas pleaded guilty Monday to US criminal charges of violating sanctions on Iran and Sudan for eight years and was fined a record $8.9 billion.
      

The United States could impose a USD 10 B penalty on French bank BNP Paribas for violating sanctions against Iran, Cuba, and Sudan.

If this is to happen, it will be the highest ever penalty imposed on a bank, by a margin of over USD 8 B, the Wall Street Journal reported.

The creditors of Bulgaria's State Railways (BDZ) will most likely sell of the company's most valuable assets, said Transport Minister Danail Papazov.