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Central, Eastern Europe - Bulgaria's Main Trade Partner for H1 2003

Bulgaria's exports to the countries in Central and Eastern Europe towered to USD 418.2 M, which make them main trade partners for the first half of the year, data of the National Statistics Institute shows.

Business | August 29, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 348

Bulgaria Banned Wheat Exports

Bulgaria brought in a temporary ban for wheat and flour exports due to breaking wheat crisis in the country, Agriculture Minister Mehmed Dikme said Thursday. The Cabinet also plans to import 100,000 tons of wheat and allot some extra BGN 10 M for the upc

Business | August 28, 2003, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 794

Bulgarians Discover Sun-Radiation Collectors

Popularity of sun-radiation collectors among Bulgaria's people has been continuously growing over the last 12 months, Bulgaria's Dnevnik daily wrote Thursday.

Business | August 28, 2003, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 496

Bulgaria Joined Halden Project on Reactor Physics

Bulgaria's government greenlighted Thursday the entry bid of the country's Agency for Nuclear Regulation (ANR) to the Halden Reactor Project of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Bulgaria's atomic watchdog plans to join the reactor

Business | August 28, 2003, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1107

Slovenian Tourists' Interest for Bulgaria Grows

Bulgaria's popularity among Slovenian tourist has been continuously growing and currently the country ranks fourth among preferred tourists destinations, Ivo Kostadinov, Bulgarian envoy to Slovenia, said. Bulgaria has conquered a 10 percent market share

Business | August 27, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 527

Serbia's EPS Contracts Bulgaria, UK for Electricity Purchases

Serbia's electricity company EPS is to purchase 125,1 GW from Bulgaria's National Electricity Transmission Company (NETC) and UK's utility company EFT at a price of EUR 34, 4 per MW, local newspapers reported on Wednesday. Four companies joined the tende

Business | August 27, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 611

Bulgaria's Privatization Revenues Reached BGN 330 M

Bulgaria's revenues from privatization deals completed in 2003 reached BGN 330 M, data of the Privatization Agency show. In September, the country is expected to launch the competition for candidates to buy 67% stakes in Bulgaria's seven electricity dist

Business | August 27, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 507

Ex-Regional Minister against Appointing Mayors in Bulgarian Resorts

The proposal to have Bulgaria's main resorts turned into independent municipalities was called "absurd" by Bulgaria's former deputy prime minister, regional development minister and current presidential advisor Kostadin Paskalev. This concept contradicts

Business | August 27, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 464

Internet Communications Academy to Open in Bulgaria

An Academy for Internet Communications, Movie and Television will open this year in the Bulgarian town of Kyustendil, Bulgaria's Darik Radio said Tuesday. The Academy was established by local businessmen in cooperation with Moscow's Eurasian University.

Business | August 26, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 845

Foreigners Offer Unlicensed Tourists Services in Bulgaria

Many foreign people offer unlicensed tourists services in Bulgaria, Chairwoman of the Bulgarian Association of Tourists Agencies (BATA) Donka Sokolova told the Bulgarian National Radio Tuesday. BATA was the first to alarm authorities about the Global Mar

Business | August 26, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 455

Tourists to Bulgaria Cut Off Spending

Foreign tourist that come to Bulgaria in 2003 make efforts to cut off their expenses during summer holiday, Bulgaria's Dnevnik daily newspaper wrote on Tuesday, citing restaurant- and shopkeepers at the country's coastal resorts. Thus profits of local to

Business | August 26, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 471

Greek Investor Plans Major Financial Injection in Bulgarian Plant

Greek company Sidenor, part of the Greek metallurgy group Viohalko, plans to inject EUR 60 M in its Stomana Industry plant in Bulgarian city Pernik, 30km of capital Sofia. The news was broken by Greek newspaper To Vima quoted by Bulgarian Dnevnik daily.

Business | August 25, 2003, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 357

Japan's JCI Assigns Priority to Bulgaria Energy Projects

Bulgaria is a part of the South European priorities of the Japan Consulting Institute (JCI) in Southern Europe, the company's President Motoyoshi Maruyama said. On Monday he held a meeting with Bulgaria's Deputy Energy Minister Ilko Yotsev.

Business | August 25, 2003, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 379

EBRD Launches New Upbeat Strategy for Bulgaria in October

The new EBRD strategy will be aimed towards attracting greenfield investments for Bulgaria and providing very strong support for the private sector and for infrastructure improvements, John Chomel-Doe, EBRD Director for Bulgaria, said in an exclusive inte

Business | August 25, 2003, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 289

Bulgaria May Start Power Exports to Serbia in Sept

Bulgaria may start power exports to neighbouring Serbia in September 2003. Bulgaria's National Electricity Transmission Company (NETC) aims to sign a contract for a 50 MW power supply to Serbia.

Business | August 25, 2003, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 327

Bulgarian FinMin Discusses Withdrawn Resignation

Bulgaria's Finance Minister Milen Velchev affirmed the true motives behind his resignation were those announced publicly. In his first interview following the withdrawal of his resignation on Wednesday, he insisted a dispute over the country's fiscal poli

Business | August 24, 2003, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 341

IMF Envoy before Departure: Bulgaria's Currency Board Is Stable

Bulgaria's currency board is not endangered, the resident representative of the International Monetary Fund, Pirita Sorsa, told the Bulgarian National Radio. The envoy is to leave the country on Tuesday following the end of her tenure.

Business | August 24, 2003, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 316

Privatising Procedure Started for Oil Research Company, 2 Pools

Bulgaria's Privatization Agency offers the majority package of state-owned company Research and Extraction of Petroleum and Gas-Pleven as well as part of the capital in the two pools Zlatni Pyasatsi (Golden Sands) and Energetika II.

Business | August 23, 2003, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 414

Over 200 Bulgarian Firms Selected for Iraq's Reconstruction

"Over 200 Bulgarian companies have been approved to participate in the post war Iraq reconstruction and I hope that the major part of these companies would really take part in the rebuilding", Bulgaria's Defense Minister Nikolay Svinarov said for radio Fr

Business | August 22, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 517

Bulgaria's Exchange Bureaux Face New Rules

Bulgaria's Finance Ministry set new rules for exchange bureaux in the country. The bureaux will be able to make currency exchange only by signing a written contract with the customer in both Bulgarian and English in case their rates have a difference of

Business | August 22, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 454

Terms of Bulgaria's Shipyard TM Sale Fixed

A tender will be organized over Varna shipyard trademark. This was decided on Friday at a meeting of the shipyard's creditors, convened by Varna District Court.

Business | August 22, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1177
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