Microsoft Bulgaria today launched the Microsoft Office XP in Bulgaria gathering over 80 journalists on the St. George terrace at the Sheraton Sofia to witness the symbolic assembling of the Microsoft Office puzzle of all the previous versions of Office pr
Cabinet opened the procedure for signing of the contracts with the US companies American Electricity Systems (AES) and Entergy for new construction and rehabilitation of the coal mining and energy generating facilities Maritza Iztok (Maritza East) units o
The negotiations for the stake of Cable and Wireless in Mobicom by the Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC) might fail, insiders said. Cable and Wireless holds 49% in Mobicom.
Kosmo Bulgaria Mobile, the second GSM operator in Bulgaria, will launch its net by the end of July. The company registered the trade mark Globul after winning last December the tender for the second GSM operator for Bulgarian levs (BGN) 135 M.
Companies with foreign participation have drastically cut the reinvested profit for the first quarter of 2001 to barely $4.6 M, Bulgarian National Bank (BNB), said.
Business climate expectations for the industrial sector in Bulgaria are more optimistic for May compared month-on-month, a survey of the National Statistics Institute (NSI) shows. Poll conducted among Bulgarian entrepreneurs identifies as their major prob
PM Ivan Kostov signed the permission for finalisation of the contracts with US companies AES and Entergy for new construction and rehabilitation of Maritza Iztok I and II coal mining and electricity generating units. Cabinet approval was needed for closin
Bulgaria initiated issuing visas for foreigners with a photo, Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. Visas will be issued at the new Visa Centre, which was opened at the ministry.
National air carrier Balkan airlines started servicing the destination from Sofia to Tel Aviv. Flights are scheduled Wednesday and Sunday.
The State Lotto is revived after a year`s suspension. The game was very popular in this country and was solid source of revenues for the national purse.
Inflation in Bulgaria will be down by two-fold in 2001, analyses department of Economist weekly said. Projected inflation is 8 percent while Economist puts it at 4.
The three bidders for the state Hemus Air submitted their upgraded offers under the new requirements of the Privatisation Agency (PA). The highest bidding price was offered by Albanian Airlines, according to unofficial sources.
As intellectual property is becoming a major instrument for creating wealth, its protection is becoming increasingly important. The effectiveness of the system of intellectual property protection depends on the mass awareness of the system itself and of i
Two Bulgarian polling agencies circulated in local media protests against data presented recently on their behalf. State National Center for Opinion Polls (NCOP) and private Alfa Research denied they have conducted the cited opinion polls and hinted for p
Appreciation of the US dollar against the Bulgarian lev (BGN) in the domestic market will not jeopardise the 2001 national budget and Bulgaria`s foreign debt service, Ministry of Finance said. 2001 national budget estimations are based on an exchange rate
Germany will invest DEM 100 million in Bulgarian tourism in 2001, Mariana Assenova, Deputy Minister of Economy, said after the meeting of the joint Bulgarian-German Tourist Council. Germany invested the same amount last year according to official statisti
Bulgaria`s trade balance was negative to the amount of USD 279 million for January-March, 2001, the National Statistics Institute (NSI), said. The trade deficit is down by USD 23.
The ruling Union of Democratic Forces (UDF) might form a broad coalition with major political partners, which back up transparent targets, after the June 17 general elections, Ivan Kostov, Bulgarian Prime Minister, said. Kostov added that he does not excl
No buyers attented the tender for Rodina Prinitng House office space in Sofia, nerby the airport. The price of DEM 7 M announced by the Privatization Agency was accepted by 3 companies, but none came to participate at the open tender today.
Simeon II is ready to act as a prime minister if headed by him movement has strong support in June 17 general elections, said former Bulgarian King for influential Spanish daily ABC. The polls previously said King`s popularity went down 10% - from 39% to
The projected foreign investments for 2001 are some USD 1.400 billion, Mouravei Radev, Minister of Finance, said.
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