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Document Purchase Deadline in Privatisation of Bulgaria's Printing Complex

Friday was the deadline for purchase of document packages by prospective bidders in the privatization of Bulgaria's largest printing complex.

Business | June 27, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 384

2nd Round of Talks on Bulgaria's Central Bank Governor Today

A second round of consultations between the parliamentary groups of the left-wing Coalition for Bulgaria, ruling Simeon II National Movement and its junior coalition partner the Movement for Rights and Freedoms is scheduled for this morning. A meeting in

Business | June 27, 2003, Friday // 00:00 | Viewed: 404

Bulgarians Prefer Hard Liquor over Wine

Bulgarians drink five times more hard liquor than wine (60/12 liters), Milko Karamochev, member of the Managing Council of the National Vine and Wine Chamber.

Business | June 26, 2003, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 1021

Protests against Sale of Bulgaria's Electricity Companies Staged Again

Over 200 workers from slated for privatisation Bulgaria's electricity distribution companies in the capital Sofia and the Danube town of Russe continued the protests against job cuts that were initiated a day earlier by their colleagues in Stara Zagora.

Business | June 26, 2003, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 454

Overgas Remains Bulgaria's Only Provider of Russian Gas

Overgas will become the only provider of Russian gas in Bulgaria, Energy and Energy Resources Minister Milko Kovachev announced. He underlined that the move would not result in electricity price hikes.

Business | June 26, 2003, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 345

JP Morgan Eyes Bulgaria's Real Estate Market

JP Morgan is interested in Bulgaria's real estate market, it emerged at a meeting of Bulgaria's Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Nikolay Vassilev with representatives of the financial institution in London.

Business | June 26, 2003, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 568

Bulgarian Realtor Started Funding Internships in EU Countries

A student of the Bulgarian University for Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy will spend a one-month summer internship in Greece funded by Bulgarian realtor A.D.

Business | June 26, 2003, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 729

Italian Investors Interested in Expansion of Sofia's Subway

Italian investors have declared their interest in participating in the expansion of Sofia's subway as well as in building hydropower plants in cooperation with Sofia's municipality, the Mayor of the Italian city Milan Gabriele Albertini said Thursday. Th

Business | June 26, 2003, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 490

Turkey Ended Obstruction of Bulgarian Haulage Trade

Turkey has issued 2,000 additional haulage permits to Bulgarian companies. This puts an end to the troubles of Bulgarian transport while dealing with Turkish administration.

Business | June 26, 2003, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 406

US to Repay Bulgarian Firms USD 130 M over Iraqi War Damages

The US will provide a compensation of USD 130 M to Bulgarian firms, which suffered damages during the war in Iraq, Bulgaria's Finance Minister Milen Velchev said Thursday. The US is likely to fulfil the repayment by oil deliveries from Iraq.

Business | June 26, 2003, Thursday // 00:00 | Viewed: 2880

2nd Round of Talks on Bulgaria's Central Bank Governor Due Fri

Business | June 25, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 500

Raiffeisenbank Named Bank of the Year for 2002

Raiffeisenbank-Bulgaria was named Bank of the Year 2002 by indeginous Pari Daily at a ceremony in Hilton-Sofia. This is the sixth time Pari Daily selects Bank of the Year in an effort to encourage the financial institutions to work for the progress of Bul

Business | June 25, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 588

Turkish Runner-up for Bulgaria's Telco Holds Talks with Soros

Turkish consortium Koc Holding/ Turk Telekom, also-ran in the sale of landline telecoms operator Bulgarian Telecommunications Company BTC, is holding talks with American billionaire George Soros, investment bank JP Morgan, US-based venture capital fund Ca

Business | June 25, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 617

Bulgaria's Banking System "Stable and Innovative"

Bulgaria's banking system over the last year has been very stable and innovative when needed, Ivan Iskrov, chairman of the parliamentary commission on budget and candidate running for Governor of Bulgaria's National Bank said June 25. He based his conclu

Business | June 25, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 374

IMF in No Doubts over Bulgaria's Budget

International Monetary Fund has no doubts for Bulgaria's budget, Jerald Schiff, head of the International Monetary Fund's mission to Bulgaria said in Washington. Schiff met Bulgaria's Finance Minister Milen Velchev who is on a working visit to Washington

Business | June 25, 2003, Wednesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 469

Bulgarian Companies with Contracts to Join Iraq Reconstruction

Representatives of three Bulgarian companies returned from the World Economic Forum in Jordan's capital Amman with contracts for taking part in the reconstruction of post-war Iraq.

Business | June 24, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 485

Talks over New Governor of Bulgaria's Central Bank Start Wed

Parliamentary represented parties start Wednesday consultations over the election of a new governor of the Bulgarian National Bank, Ahmed Dogan, leader of the predominantly Turkish ethnic party the Movement for Rights and Freedoms announced after the join

Business | June 24, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 353

Sony Ericsson T610 to Be Launched on Bulgarian Market Mid-July

Sony Ericsson announced the T610 mobile phone, the first Sony Ericsson product with QuickShare™, will be launched on the Bulgarian market in the middle of July. The product offers an easy way to share images between the phone, a PC and other consumer devi

Business | June 24, 2003, Tuesday // 00:00 | Viewed: 583