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BLACK SEA CONFERENCE DISCUSSES BULGARIAN GROWTH

Bulgaria was often positively mentioned at the Black Sea- EU conference in Thessalonika. The goal was to outline the development of the 11 member states of the Black Sea Bank for Trade and Development /BSBTD/ and the opportunities for cooperation with the

Business | September 11, 2001, Tuesday // 00:00

SHERATON SHARES TRADE TEMPORARILY STOPPED

The trade of the shares of Sheraton Sofia Balkan Stockholding Company stopped for one day. The reason for that was the announcement that the majority owner Daewoo Engineering & Construction Co.

Business | September 11, 2001, Tuesday // 00:00

SUNNY BEACH RESORT ANNOUNCED FOR SALE

Privatization Agency starts selling the pearl of Bulgaria`s Southern Black Sea coast - Slanchev Briag (Sunny Beach). Starting from , in the following 10 days, a total of 14 hotels, 3 restaurants, 2 tennis courts and the laundry facilities of the complex a

Business | September 11, 2001, Tuesday // 00:00

PETROVIC RESIGNED AS LEVSKI SOFIA COACH

Ljubo Petrovic resigned as coach of Bulgarian champions Levski. The extraordinary meeting of the club`s board of directors charged Nasko Sirakov to take the office of the coach before the UEFA Cup first round, first leg match away to Chelsea.

Sports | September 11, 2001, Tuesday // 00:00

IMF MISSION ARRIVED FOR NEW AGREEMENT NEGOTIATIONS

The IMF mission arrived in Bulgaria for the negotiations on the new agreement with the Bulgarian government. The finance ministry has already prepared the macro framework of the budget that will be discussed with the experts.

Business | September 10, 2001, Monday // 00:00

BULGARIAN ACTRESS STARS IN BEVERLY HILLS

The Bulgarian actress Irina Maleeva was the star of the Venetian Charity Ball in Beverly Hills. She participated in the fund raising of the world organization Starlight Children`s Foundation, established in 1983.

Society | September 10, 2001, Monday // 00:00

SOFIA HOLIDAY CELEBRATED ON SEPTEMBER 17

The Bulgarian capital’s holiday will be celebrated on 17 September with 14 concerts, 4 theatre performances and two exhibitions. Most of them will be on open stages in front of the National Theater and on Alexander Batenberg Square.

Society | September 10, 2001, Monday // 00:00

FOREIGN MINISTER SEEKS EU SUPPORT IN BELGIUM

Bulgarian Foreign Minister Solomon Passy held a series of bilateral meetings with his counterparts from Lithuania, Denmark, Turkey, Greece, Germany, France, Austria and Belgium in Genval, near Brussels. All meetings focused on Bulgaria`s bid for non-perma

Politics | September 10, 2001, Monday // 00:00

BANKS CLAIM LARGE SHARE IN EASTERN EUROPE

Financial Times By STEFAN WAGSTYL

Views on BG | September 10, 2001, Monday // 00:00

RUSSIA URGES MILITARY AND ENERGY TIES WITH BULGARIA

Russian News Agency Interfax Russia supports the strengthening of Balkan stability and meeting the Helsinki principles, among them the inviolability of the borders in that region, First Deputy Foreign Minister Aleksandr Avdeyev said at a round table mee

Views on BG | September 10, 2001, Monday // 00:00

TRANSPORT MINISTER MET OTE AND INTRACOM DIRECTORS

The Bulgarian Minister of Transport and Communications Plamen Petrov met OTE current managing director Nikolaos Manasis at the Thessalonica Fair. The Hellenic Telecommunications Organization OTE is still interested in the privatization of the Bulgarian Te

Business | September 10, 2001, Monday // 00:00

INTERNATIONAL ORTHODOX CONFERENCE STARTED IN SOFIA

Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew opened a two-day international conference on `Changing the Culture of Teaching on the Balkans` on September 9. The forum is within the framework of the Educational Project, which is the second part of the VLATADON initiati

Politics | September 10, 2001, Monday // 00:00

DEUTSCHEBANK CONSULTS ON THE BULGARIAN TELECOM

Representatives from the Deutschebank corporate finance and investment banking will consult the government on the privatization of the Bulgarian Telecom, starting this week. That was announced by the deputy prime minister and economy minister Nikolay Vass

Business | September 10, 2001, Monday // 00:00

ECONOMIC RELATIONS WITH RUSSIA TO BE IMPROVED

Deputy Ministers of Economy Lubka Kachakova, Dimitur Hadzhinikolov and members of Parliament participated in a round table, organized by the Bulgarian Embassy in Moscow. They discussed the possibilities for improvement of the economic relations between Ru

Business | September 10, 2001, Monday // 00:00

BUSINESS IN BRIEF

First Investment Bank received $20 M credit from USAID. The money will be used for loans to Bulgarian firms, working in the spheres of tourism, transport, industry and information technologies.

Business | September 10, 2001, Monday // 00:00

CRITERIA FOR BIG TAXPAYERS CHANGED

The criteria for big taxpayers tax registration will be changed. Anton Tonchev, General Tax Director, already issued the order for the changes.

Business | September 10, 2001, Monday // 00:00

SIMEON II MOVEMENT WITH NOMINATION FOR PRESIDENT

The Simeon II National Movement most probably will not support Peter Stoyanov candidacy for second presidential term. It is widely exoected that Simeon II National Movement and its leader, Simeon Saxe-Coburg will promote their own candidate for the presid

Politics | September 10, 2001, Monday // 00:00

USAID RECOMMENDS `ANTI CORRUPTION` AGENCY

Bulgaria should have an anti-corruption agency or commission. It should be like the one, which the British government established years ago in Hong-Kong.

Politics | September 10, 2001, Monday // 00:00

PM TALKED TO BARTHOLOMEW ON BULGARIAN CHURCH

Prime minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg visited Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew on Sunday. The Patriarch received him in the presidential suite of the `Hrankov` Palace hotel.

Politics | September 10, 2001, Monday // 00:00

PROF. STEVE HANKE : `THE TAX MODELS OF IMF ARE WRONG`

Georgi Stoychev, Radio Free Europe

Views on BG | September 9, 2001, Sunday // 00:00

PERSIAN GULF COMPANIES MAY ACQUIRE BALKAN

The Emirates Group and Gulf Air are the two airlines that may invest in the Bulgarian Balkan airline, the management of the national carrier announced. Prime Minister Simeon Saxe-Coburg confirmed the information.

Business | September 9, 2001, Sunday // 00:00
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