Only 10% of all Bulgarian companies could be competitive on the international markets, Market Economy Institute survay says. There are some 500 000 companies registered in Bulgaria, only 1/3 of the are active, K.
The newly appointed director of National Radio I. Borisslavov was declared illegal by the High Administrative court after one of the candidates apply against the procedure.
713 761 people are unemployed in BG. It is some 5 032 more than a month national employment service experts said.
Ban on Bulgarian export of live cattle to the EU countires will be lifted, V. Varbanov, BG minister of agriculture and Robert Callman, EU chief of Commission for health and consumers protection agreed in Brussels.
DEM 420 M is the Bulgarian budget deficit, estimated at the end of February. DEM 892 M are the incomes, 1 312 M were the expenses.
Conference on tourism and environment was held in Radisson SAS in Sofia under the organization of The Prince of Wales International Business Leaders Forum. More than 85 high level opinion makers in the business presented their views how to keep both touri
Consortium Air Atlantic is willing to look over posiblitties to be strategic investor in Balkan Airlines, A. Tomov, Euroleftist party chairman said.
EU PHARE program provided EUR 1.6 M for the building of optical cable line between South East Haskovo and Kavalla in Northern Greece.
Ericsson will be the official Bulgarian consultant for the liberalization of the local telecom market in 2002, was announced in Stockholm after BG Deputy PM P. Zhotev met K.
Bulgarians living abroad and having succesful businesses will gather in Sofia April 16 and 17 for a meeting called Bulgarian Easter. Bulgarians living abroad becomes more and more fluent in the local business events.
UMTS licence will be delivered in Bulgaria after 2004, Grozdan Karadzhov, deputy-miniter of telecommunications said. Earlier the ministry announced it might be done in 2008.
Cisco will deliver the equipment for the Bulgarian Ministry of finance through its local partner Lirex. First stage of the project is estimated for USD 1,5 M and includes delievery, assembling, maintaince and management of the equipment for 300 customers
Canadian citizen Michael Kapustin was sentenced to 23 years in prison by the Sofia court. Kapustin was a CEO of Life Choice International company, declared bankrupcy a couple of years ago and then left thousands of shareholders with no savings.
Inflation From The Beginning Of The Year Amounted To 1 Per Cent by the official statistic today. January 2001 it was 0.
Rodina Printing House will be announced for sale soon, AP experts said. The building is located next to Sofia Airport and could be a potential luxury business center, not having in mind the modern printing equipment.
EUR 3.8 Bln will be invested in transport in the next 5 years, minister Slavinski said.
Kraft Foods purchased the biggest BG coffee producer Nova Brazilia. The deal, signed a month ago was oficially permitted by the Competition Commission.
Second meeting of Balkan countries representative behan in the Harvard University in Boston. 25 representatives will discuss on economic and political co-operation and development with prominent lecturers.
El Al resumes regular flights to Sofia, Emanuel Zisman, Israeli ambassador to Sofia said. After Balkan closed all destination a month ago Tel Aviv destination remained empty and the only connections between BG and Israel were via Istanbul, Athens or Warsa
Hemus Air the current largest local carrier will be sold soon under so called delayed acquisition procedure, AP director Levon Hampartzumjan said. The procedure will be in two parts - 34% will be the first privatized share, later another 17% will be add.
Bulgaria and Romania will become members of EU not earlier than 2008, Deutsche Bank analysis said quoted by the Italian Sole 24 Ore. Turkey prospects for EU accession are of longer terms, Croatia must improve for membership in mid-terms.
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