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Downturn forces closure of half the footwear producers in Bulgaria

30/09/2010

Half of the estimated 400 footwear production companies that were active in Bulgaria at the start of the economic downturn in 2008 have had to close down, a tade union official has said. Ivan Kolev, deputy head of the trade union that represents footwear workers in the eastern European country, has said around 200 companies are active in the...

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