I will close all accounts of the customs offices in Cibank, declared yesterday Emil Dimitrov, chief of the `Customs` Agency. His predecessor on this post, Plamen Minev, who stepped down in October 2000 spoke in defense of the bank before the National Radi
Ecologists from 28 Bulgarian non-governmental organizations succeeded in stopping the construction of a new lift between the town of Bankso and the ski tracks in the nearby Pirin mountain. The decision of the Ministry of Environment to accept the ecologis
An expert group formed by the five largest auditing companies start an independent audit at the GORUBSO-Madan on Monday, Deputy PM and Minister of Economy Nikolay Vassilev announced after meeting the owner of the mining company, the Russian-Turkish consor
BGN 3.1 M will be invested in environment-oriented renovations at Beloizvorski Cement company by 2003, the Bulgarian National Radio reported.
The Ministry of Economy expects a 20% increase in proceeds from tourism this summer, compared to the year-ago period. The contribution of tourism to the balance of payments will probably reach $810-850 million.
`Some 60% of the fields under maize in Dobrudja (North-eastern Bulgaria), known as Bulgaria`s breadbasket, will produce no harvest, while 25% will yield between 500 and 1,000 kg/ha`, Dimiter Katrandjiev, Chairman of the Union of Grain Farmers in Bulgaria,
Russia starts negotiations on paying off her debt to Bulgaria, the Russian newspaper `Vedomosti` wrote. Russia is to negotiate with creditors outside the London and Paris clubs whom she owes liabilities inherited by the USSR.
The exchange rates BGN/US dollar will be down to some 1.9 levs by the New Year, said for Standart daily Bisser Manolov, the Bulbank`s chief dealer on the grounds of the fact that from January 1, 2002, the euro pegged Bulgarian lev will become equal to the
The Privatisation Agency announced three new sites in Sunny Beach resort for sale-the `Trakiya` administrative building, the `Oasis` canteen, and the `Aquarama` water amusement facility. The sale will be realized through an open bidding tender.
`Goroubso-Madan was granted two concessions for 30-year exploitation of the Petrovitza and Krushev Dol deposits`, Subi Kichukov, Deputy Director of the company, announced. The annual fees for the concessions will depend on the quantity of ore extracted.
`The price for using central steam heating in Bulgaria will grow in the fall and this is already envisaged in the budget`, Deputy Prime Minister Nikolay Vassilev announced. The raise will be by 30% at the least and in some of the towns the prices will be
The minimum tobacco quality requirements will be mandatory for tobacco producers from the beginning of next year. This is envisaged by the latest amendment to the implementing regulations for the Tobacco and Tobacco Goods Act approved by the ministers yes
The tender on the unfinished editorial office building of the Rodina printing and publishing house, which was scheduled for Thursday, failed again. None of the three candidates, Overgas Holding of Yambol, Artek A & K of Dubai, and PricewaterhouseCoopers B
John Munnery, Managing Director of the Mobile Telecommunications Company Mobikom, has informed his employees of lodging his resignation via e-mail, e-newspaper Mediapool wrote. At present Munurey is on holiday and is expected to come back to Sofia later t
Introduction of a higher tax rate for non-residential houses, including rented houses, is being discussed, deputy minister of regional development and public works Belin Mollov said yesterday. This measure will affect mainly the rent prices for offices, s
Five Bulgarian companies will participate in the Bilisim `01 fair for information and communications technologies, due to be organised in Istanbul September 4 through 9. The exhibition is part of the German CeBIT fair and is one of the biggest in the Euro
The rise in the power prices is inevitable, Nikolay Vassilev, Deputy Prime minister and Economy Minister said. It was delayed since it was frozen intentionally by a political decision in 1999-2000, he added.
Gati Al-Jiburi, will known in international business in Bulgaria from his past KPMG Bulgarian leading position might head the Energy Agency if PM Simeon Saxe-Coburg approves him to the office, Standart Daily announced . Al-Jiburi at present is a commercia
Prime minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg appointed a new deputy minister of economy. He is Dimitar Hadzhinikolov from the quota of the MRF in the ministry, headed by Nikolay Vassilev.
New director of `Customs` Agency Emil Dimitrov reshuffled the directors of the regional customs directorates. Director of Plovdiv-based office Peter Nedev will head the customs checkpoint in Kapitan Andreevo.
`I asked Prof. Stoyan Dourin, president of the Licensed Expert Accountants Institute, his team to make an independent audit of the customs administration,` said for `Standart` the new director of the `Customs` Agency - Emil Dimitrov.
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