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PRESS DIGEST - Bulgaria - May 23

Fri May 23, 2008 3:15am EDT

SOFIA, May 23 (Reuters) - These are some of the main stories in Bulgarian newspapers on Friday. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy.

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GENERAL AND POLITICS

-- Bulgarian parliament is expected on Friday to vote for the duty free shops' closure (24 Chasa, Klasa).

-- Bus companies say they intend to stop transportation next week in protest against the high fuel prices (24 Chasa, Standart, Sega).

SEGA - Around 330 schools are expected to be closed this year due to financial problems.

ECONOMY

PARI - State owned postal services company Bulgarian posts will officially become a holding of six subsidiaries, company's executive director Entsislav Harmandziev says.

BUSINESS

-- United Arab Emirates's group Emirates Investment Group want to in invest in Bulgaria's banking system, tourism and highway construction (Monitor, Klasa, Standart, Trud).

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