Bulgaria Backs Japan for Permanent Seat on UN Security Council (Novinite.com) by Bulgaria

А Bulgarian delegation to Tokyo led by President Parvanov expressed Monday Bulgaria's support for Japan's efforts to become a permanent member of the UN Security Council..

(AFX UK Focus) 2009-01-26 14:31 Bulgaria end-Nov foreign debt up 32 pct y/y (Interactive Investor)
SOFIA, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's gross foreign debt grew 32 percent to 36.9 billion euros at the end of November from a year earlier as banks tapped their foreign mother companies to extend loans, the central bank said on Monday. On a monthly basis, however, the foreign debt edged up only by one percent at end-November due to the tighter global liquidity. The gross external debt equalled ...

(AFX UK Focus) 2009-01-26 14:34 REFILE-Bulgaria Dec jobless rises to 6.27 pct (Interactive Investor)
SOFIA, Jan 26 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's jobless rate rose to 6.27 percent in December from 5.85 percent a month earlier as the global economic crisis hit the Balkan country, labour ministry data showed on Monday. Bulgaria business