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Greece slides anew in Doing Business chart
Greece appears to be taking two steps back for every step forward it makes in combating bureaucracy, as it has slid further on the World Bank's global Doing Business chart.
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World Bank’s Doing Business 2020 Ranking: Bulgaria Drops 2 Positions Down
Bulgaria dropped down from the 59th to the 61st position in the Doing Business 2020 annual ranking of the World Bank. The report of the financial institution assesses the reforms in the national economies in terms of business environment, poverty levels, regulatory efficiency, promotion of entrepreneurship, startups, innovations, access to credits and investments, BNR reported.
Turkey’s Ease of Doing Business rank jumps to 33
Turkey has jumped up 10 places to be 33rd among 190 nations in the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business Index released on Oct. 24, the country's vice president said.
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Staikouras in Washington for IMF, World Bank meetings
Greek Finance Minister Christos Staikouras is heading to Washington to attend the annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the World Bank.
The Bulgarian Economy Is the Most Competitive in the Balkans
The Bulgarian economy is ranked 49th in the global competitiveness ranking according to the World Economic Forum (CIF) ranking. In 2019, Bulgaria climbs two positions in the prestigious ranking, comprising 141 countries worldwide. The country's score is 64.9 points.
World Bank revises growth forecast for Turkey
The World Bank has revised upwards its economic growth forecast for the Turkish economy for 2019, citing improvement in domestic demand.
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PM Borissov: Our Efforts Yield Results - Bulgaria Continues to Attract Foreign Investors
Our efforts yield results - new centres are opened, we have highly qualified employees, Bulgarians are returning from abroad because Bulgaria is a wonderful place to live, Prime Minister Boyko Borissov said at the opening of BOSCH Engineering Centre in Sofia Tech Park, the government press office said.
The New IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva Takes Office Today
The new IMF Managing Director Kristalina Georgieva takes office today.
Recently, she said she was "ready to be put to the test" at a time when wars in the global economy were coming up at several fronts, British Sky News and BGNES reminded.
Bulgaria’s Kristalina Georgieva Becomes IMF Chief
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund, IMF, selected Kristalina Georgieva, 66, to serve as IMF Managing Director, the fund announced on Wednesday.
The Bulgarian national succeeds Christina Lagarde, who is departing to head the European Central Bank as of October 1.
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World Bank's Georgieva becomes first IMF chief from emerging economy
Bulgarian economist Kristalina Georgieva was confirmed on Wednesday as managing director of the International Monetary Fund, becoming the first head of the $1 trillion-asset global lender from an emerging market economy.