Drug firms unveiled more progress in developing innovative AIDS therapies at the international AIDS conference on Tuesday, highlighting a gulf in care between rich and poor. Most of the sophisticated new treatments will be priced out of the reach of devel
The workers of Chimko fertilizer plant organized a protest rally in front of the plant’s building on Tuesday. The three syndicates of Chimco organized the protest.
President Bush said Monday his administration would use "all the tools at our disposal" to oust Iraqi President Saddam Hussein. "I do firmly believe that the world will be safer and more peaceful if there's a regime change in that government," Bush said a
Bulgaria will receive Turkey's support to join NATO when the alliance next expands eastward, the Turkish defense minister said Monday. "Bulgaria and Romania are two friendly countries and their ...
EU direct investments in countries of Eastern and Central Europe that aspire to join the union have gone up three times during the last four years, data published in Brussels show, DPA announced. While in 1996, direct investment were EUR 6,5 B, in 2000 th
UNICEF seeks to strengthen its presence in Bulgaria, including the opening of a representative office, it transpired at the meeting of Foreign Minister Passy with the Director of UNICEF Regional Bureau in Geneva Stephen Woodhouse and Deputy Director of UN
Documents on a USD 600,000 grant for funding joint projects will be delivered by a Chinese delegation that will arrive in Bulgaria July 13 at the invitation of Deputy Prime Minister and Economy Minister Vassilev. The delegation will be headed by State Cou
Britain's ESD, the energy consultancy and engineering company, wants to invest in the construction of two small hydropower stations on the Troyan water pipeline, Mayor Dilyan Enkin said. According to him the entire procedure can be completed in three mont
After the three cases of anthrax in the Shumen region (Northeastern Bulgaria), the National Veterinary Service took all necessary measures to contain the spread of the disease, officials from the service said.
Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres has met Palestinian Finance Minister Salam Fayed to discuss economic issues, in the first high level contact between the two sides for several months. One of the items discussed at the meeting was an international pro
The United Nations is warning of a catastrophe in Angola, where it says half a million people are suffering from starvation. More than a million others are completely dependent on food aid for their survival, according to the UN World Food Programme.
Ankara’s unequivocal support for Bulgaria’s NATO bid was expressed by Turkey’s Defense Minister Sabahattin Cakmakoglu at a meeting with his Bulgarian counterpart Svinarov. Turkey’s Defense Minister arrived on a three-day official visit to Bulgaria at the
The Turkish Prime Minister, Bulent Ecevit, is under intense pressure to stand down following the resignation of key figures in his government. The deputy prime minister and Mr Ecevit's closest aide, Husamettin Ozkan, was the first to quit both his post an
Former top executives of disgraced US telecoms giant WorldCom refused to testify as a congressional panel began examining the company's multi-billion dollar accounting scandal. As the hearing began into how $3.
President George W Bush has promised to crack down on corporate misconduct as his administration attempts to restore trust in American business, shaken by a series of scandals. "We will vigorously pursue people who break the law," Mr Bush told a news conf
One of the biggest Greek dairy company Mevgal will invest EUR 4,4 M in a production line for durable milk, a Greek newspaper. Mevgal was reported to be in talks to buy a dairy company in the Velingrad region.
Veliko Turnovo-based brewery Bolyarka reported some 18,500 tonnes of output for the first six moths of 2002, Dnevnik Daily reported. In terms of a market share this accounts for some 10% and is 20% up over the previous year.
Bulgaria will re-open its trade center in the UAE emirate of Dubai, Dnevnik Daily reported, quoting Bulgarian commercial counselor with the Bulgarian Embassy in Kuwait Oleg Dimitrov. The announcement was made at his meeting with the director of the Dubai
EnergoPro Bulgaria, owned by Czech parent company EnergoPro, acquired the Koprinka hydro facility, consisting of two power plants – Stara Zagora and Koprinka, Dnevnik Daily reported. Earlier in the year they bought Sandanska Bistritsa three-plant hydro ca
Companies that invest in regions where unemployment exceeds the national average unemployment by fifty percent will pay a profit tax of fifteen percent instead of the current rate of 23,5 percent. That was announced by Finance Minister Milen Velchev on Mo
The Supreme Administrative Court repealed Cabinet’s Decree 66, issued March 25, 2002 for allocating budget funds for the purchase of shares by the state in relation with the capital raising of 14 trading companies. The case was formed after Roseximbank lo
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