BULGARIA will provide 100 cargo carriages worth DEM 1.7 M for the needs of Macedonia`s railways. Macedonia will receive another 50 carriages from other countries. This is done to provide faster transportation of goods for the needs of Macedonia`s economy and KFOR.
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A TOTAL OF EUR 8 M will be provided this year under the PHARE programme for trans-border cooperation between Bulgaria and Romania. The financing will be used for building a common border check-point at Silistra-Calarasi, for the reconstruction of the international road between Negru Voda in Romania and General Toshevo in Bulgaria, for joint environmental monitoring of the two countries` Black-Sea areas, etc.
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THE CENTRE for Economic Development organises on Wednesday an international conference on the best practices for financing small and medium-sized enterprises in Southeast Europe. Representatives of research institutes, financial institutes, governmental bodies and NGOs from Albania, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Romania, Serbia and Montenegro are invited to the conference.
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THE REVENUES from the operation of the customs administration in the first six months of the year amount to a total of BGN 1.226 M (13.9% more than in the year-ago period), the Customs Agency announced. 97.6% of the overall revenues infused into the central government budget (14.9% more compared to the same period in 2000).

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