Top US companies are shifting eyes to Eastern Europe when it comes to decision-making about investments, according to a survey by the American Chambers of Commerce in Germany and the Boston Consulting Group, EUObserver reported. The survey has approached
Bulgaria's National Electricity Company (NEC) is ready to increase its power export to Greece to back up its electricity grid during the Olympic Games 2004, the state power utility announced. Yet there is no official asking from Greece to Bulgaria to bac
Bulgaria's participation in the major 2004 international tourism fairs - in Berlina, Moscow, Kiev and London - is put at stake after none of the six bidders accomplished the procurement criteria set by the Executive Agency for National Tourism Promotion a
If problems with Bulgaria's current account deficit persist, budget deficit for 2004 might be set at 0%, Bulgaria's Finance Minister Milen Velchev, cited by local media, said Wednesday. The minister was a guest lecturer at a meeting with representatives
A total of 73 % of Bulgarian managers and businessmen are unable to complete the EU standards due to shortage of adequate finances, a sociological research carried out by Bulgaria's Alfa Research has revealed. The results, which outlined Bulgarian busine
Bulgaria is on its way to turn into the Riviera on the Balkans, seeing a steady growth in recent years, according to Neli Sandalska, Deputy Chief of Bulgaria's Association of Tour Operators. She stated on Wednesday that the 18-percent increased tourist f
Bulgaria and Croatia's bilateral trade exchange shoot up by 154% in 2003 as compared to the previous 2002, Bulgaria's Deputy Economy Minister Radoslav Bozadzhiev announced Wednesday. Still, Bozadzhiev underlined that there is more to be achieved in the tr
Bulgaria's largest banking and insurance group DZI-Roseximbank will unite online all of its 375 branches, the Group's CEO Emil Kyulev announced at a press briefing on Wednesday. The system is developed together with Telelink and BTC Net with the purpose t
Microsoft Bulgaria officially presented on Wednesday the Bulgarian version of its Office 2003. The new version includes four programs translated into Bulgarian language.
Viva Ventures, which was invited to sign the contract for the sale of 65% stake in Bulgaria's dominant telecom carrier BTC by February 20, may back away from the deal if the telecom does not get a GSM licence. The condition has reportedly been stipulated
Tunisair plans to open charter flights to Bulgaria and in 2005 to open a line to Sofia, it was announced on Tuesday. A Tunisair delegation is currently in Bulgaria and is to hold meetings with representatives of the Bulgarian Transport Ministry, Sofia ai
Members of Bulgaria's Socialist Party protested on Tuesday that the selection of UK company BAE Systems for the upgrade of the country's Mi-17 and Mi-24 helicopters is unprofitable, claiming the deal would serve the interests of London circles, close to t
Bulgaria's MG Corporation, founded by murdered last year Ilya Pavlov, is yet a debtor to 21 companies subcontracted for the construction and equipment of the hotels Rubin, Lebed, Prostor and International, Bulgarian news agency BTA informed on Tuesday. I
A new soft drink branded Sinalco has set foot on Bulgarian market, after the German company Sinalco International GmbH&CoKG was licensed as exclusive brand distributor to the country. The official ceremony on presenting the new brand of Sinalco has taken
Bulgaria is among the seven most favourite skiing destinations visited every year by British tourists, a research by SkiClub of Great Britain reveals. About one million British go overseas to ski every year, mainly in the French Alpes, where a third of a
Bulgarian flag carrier Bulgaria Air and Russia's Aeroflot agreed Monday on common sale of airfares for passengers on the route from Sofia to Moscow and then to Far East destinations such as Beijing and Tokyo. Aeroflot's General Director Valery Okulov and
The average price of residential Real estate in Bulgaria's capital by December 2003 stood at EUR 400 per sq.m.
Morgan Stanley & Co. Ltd has been appointed sales consultant of Bulgaria's tobacco monopoly Bulgartabac, Economy Ministry announced on Monday.
Bulgaria's male clothing producer Denyl is going to promote the German trademark Roy Robson, the company's official site informed on Monday. Besides Roy Robson, the Bulgarian fashion center partners with Bugatti, whose trademark has been successfully pre
Bulgaria's outstanding receivables has outreached BGN 2 B, mainly due to VAT draining and illegal business activities, State Receivables Agency Chief Stanislav Mihailov announced on Monday. He backed up the idea that a separate service for financial inve
Five indicative bids for the privatisation of 67 percent stake in Bulgaria's power utilities were submitted before the deadline expired on February 16, the Privatisation Agency announced. Italy's ENEL, Germany's EON, Czech CEZ, Greece's PPC and Austrian
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