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Bulgaria Air Increases Prices

Bulgaria's flag carrier Bulgaria Air increases the prices of tickets due to petrol hikes.

Business | May 19, 2004, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 822

London Tastes Bulgarian Wine

During a couple of days Bulgarian wine will be within an arm's reach of international wine-fans and experts in London. Bulgarian wine producing companies take part in one of the biggest events in the drinks calendar - the 24th London International Wine a

Business | May 18, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 820

Bulgarian Insurer Eyes Construction Works

One of Bulgaria's leading insurance companies offered for the first time insurances for construction entrepreneurs and workers. According to fresh law amendments, such insurances are now obligatory for everyone involved in that business.

Business | May 18, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 564

Puma Copters Eye Promotion in Bulgaria

Bulgarian Army deems over starting negotiations over the purchase of Puma helicopters. Officials of the European Aeronautic Defense and Space Company (EADS) will visit Bulgaria on May 19 to represent the capacity and the sale terms of 28 second-hand heli

Business | May 18, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1096

Romanian Cash for Second Danube Bridge

European Commission representatives in Bulgaria and Romania held a meeting in Calafat to discuss the technical and financial aspects of the construction of a second bridge over the Danube, between the Bulgarian port of Vidin, 210 kilometers (130 miles) no

Business | May 18, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 661

Third GSM License May be Granted Today

The decision for granting the third GSM license may become known today. According to local Monitor daily, the potential deal-breaker at Bulgaria's telecom privatisation may be finally resolved on today's session of the Communications Regulation Commissio

Business | May 18, 2004, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 736

German Tour Operator Reduces Bulgarian Holiday Offers

The beginning of next year's summer season for TUI's tourists will begin on June 1, instead of May 1. According to the local representative of Germany's largest tour operator Valentin Yossifov, the ongoing construction activities in the resort of Golden

Business | May 17, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1404

Balkan Bankers Gather in Sofia

Representatives of Balkan countries' central banks gathered to a conference in Sofia on Monday. The forum is entitled "Productivity, Investments and Growth," and was organized to mark 125 years since the establishment of the Bulgarian Central Bank.

Business | May 17, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1023

Privatization Sales Speed Up

More than 1,000 privatization deals have been concluded since the start of this year alone. According to the Privatization Agency, minority share stakes made up for most of the privatization sale bulk.

Business | May 17, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 985

EC Encourages 3rd GSM Operator in Bulgaria

The European Commission has said that the issuing of third GSM license in Bulgaria would not violate EU law.

Business | May 17, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1096

Expert Warns of Bulgarian Mortgagers

Many Bulgarian mortgagers may turn out to be unable of paying off, accroding to an expert. Bulgaria's average income growth is unstable, a real estate specialist, cited by Investor.

Business | May 17, 2004, Monday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1149

Bulgaria to See Leap in Real Estate Prices by 2007

Prices of real estate property in Bulgaria has marked a 10% increase over the last year and the trend is expected to continue up to 2007, when Bulgaria is scheduled to join the European Union. Our experience from last year shows that the market will rema

Business | May 16, 2004, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 3737

Fears of Ebb in Bulgaria's Coast Tourists

Expectations for a 10%-12% growth in tourists visiting Bulgaria this summer may prove to have been pitched too high due to the unfinished construction works along the Bulgarian Black Sea coast.

Business | May 16, 2004, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 817

Bulgaria-Made Tuborg Beer Launched

Bulgaria-made Tuborg beer landed on the local market a month ahead of the Euro 2004 football championship. Shumen-based brewery already produced the first three hundred hectoliters of Tuborg beer, Carlsberg-Bulgaria Executive Director Alexander Grancharo

Business | May 16, 2004, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1447

Luxury Home Expert: Sofia Has a Lot to Offer

An advertising program between The Wall Street Journal, Barron's magazine, and The Institute for Luxury Home Marketing is hoped to reach clients looking to Sofia for their next upper-tier property. Deyan Kavrakov, a Sofia real estate agent with ADIS Ltd.

Business | May 16, 2004, Sunday // 00:00 | Viewed: 887

Small Enterprises - Turnover Up to BGN 5 M per Y

Bulgaria defined small enterprises as companies with up to BGN 5 M of annual turnover.

Business | May 15, 2004, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 514

Statistics: Income per Head Slightly Up

The average income of Bulgarian households in March June reached BGN 385, making for BGN 141 per head, the National Statistical Institute said.

Business | May 15, 2004, Saturday // 00:00 | Viewed: 678

Russians Return to Bulgarian Coast

More than 20 percent boost in Russian tourist bookings have marked the start of this year's summer season in Bulgaria. Local tour operators have recorded the return of interest Bulgarian coast holidays by Russians.

Business | May 14, 2004, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1050

EU Market to See More Bulgarian Products

Bulgaria will be able to export mineral water and several alcohol beverages duty free to the EU till 2007. Sofia and Brussels have agreed on a considerable increase in the duty-free quotas for white and sparkling wines.

Business | May 14, 2004, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1177

Consumer Prices in Bulgaria Mark 0.3 % Inflation in April

Bulgaria's Consumer Prices Index (CPI) recorded an inflation of 0.3 percent in April as compared to March 2004, Bulgaria's National Statistics Institute announced on Friday.

Business | May 14, 2004, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 709

Reshuffle in Bulgaria's Telco Management

Starting from today Bulgaria's dominant telecom BTC has four instead of five members of its Board of directors.

Business | May 13, 2004, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 721
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