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BOAT BUILDING COMPANY PASAT AD, BASED IN THE BLACK SEA TOWN OF TSAREVO...

Boat building company Pasat AD, based in the Black Sea town of Tsarevo clinched a BGN 700, 000 deal with a Norwegian client, Dnevnik Daily reported. Under the contract the local boat-builder will manufacture catamarans for the foreign company whose name r

Politics | August 21, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

PRIME MINISTER SAXE-COBURG WILL TAKE HIS ANNUAL LEAVE DURING THE LAST ...

Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg will take his annual leave during the last week of August. He will spend his vacation in Madrid with his family.

Politics | August 21, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

EIGHT COMPANIES COULD PARTNER DAIMLERCHRYSLER

Eight of the twenty Veliko Turnovo-based candidates to partner with DaimlerChrysler meet the business requirements of the German auto maker. Recently, it emerged that DaimlerChrysler sought to outsource to the Veliko Turnovo district the manufacture of co

Business | August 21, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

NEW CURRENCY EXCHANGE RULES ENFORCED FRIDAY

The new rules for the operation of the bureaux were published in the State Gazette on Tuesday and will be enforced on Friday. A currency exchange transaction will be conclusively validated by the client's signature on the statement issued by the cashiers

Business | August 21, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

GERMAN EMBASSY ANNOUNCED BANK ACCOUNTS FOR FLOOD AID DONATIONS

Four charity organizations raise donations for flood affected German citizens. Meeting the great interest of many Bulgarians, eager to help, the German Embassy in Sofia announced on Tuesday the bank accounts for donations.

Views on BG | August 20, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

THE UNITED STATES HAS REPORTED ITS SECOND-LARGEST TRADE DEFICIT ON REC...

The United States has reported its second-largest trade deficit on record. During June, the trade gap narrowed only slightly, as demand for imports reached its highest level for 15 months.

World | August 20, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

THE OCCUPATION OF THE IRAQI EMBASSY IN BERLIN HAS ENDED PEACEFULLY AFT...

The occupation of the Iraqi embassy in Berlin has ended peacefully after German police went in and freed hostages held by Iraqi dissidents for several hours. The move to end the siege came after Baghdad granted permission for German police to enter the di

World | August 20, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

NINETEEN KOREAN COMPANIES WILL PARTICIPATE IN A BULGARIAN-KOREAN BUSIN...

Nineteen Korean companies will participate in a Bulgarian-Korean business forum on Wednesday. An official Korean business delegation, led by the minister of state for trade Tu-yun Hwang arrived on a two-day visit to Bulgaria on Tuesday.

Politics | August 20, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

POLICE IN BRITAIN HAVE TO CHARGE UNTIL WEDNESDAY IAN HUNTLEY AND HIS G...

Police in Britain have to charge until Wednesday Ian Huntley and his girlfriend Maxine Carr held on suspicion of abducting and murdering schoolgirls Holly Wells and Jessica Chapman. Both were arrested last Saturday and are being held at separate police st

World | August 20, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

THE FATE OF ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST WANTED MEN ABU NIDAL CONTINUES TO ...

The fate of one of the world's most wanted men Abu Nidal continues to be unclear. Senior Palestinian sources say he is dead but his brother Mohammad al-Banna insists he is not.

World | August 20, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

TWENTY ISLANDS ON THE DANUBE TO BE FLOODED IN DAYS

Some twenty islands in the Bulgarian sector of the Danube are expected to be flooded in a couple of days, experts said. The islands are deserted and the flood won't cause material damages, they added.

Business | August 20, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

THE SUPERVISORY COUNCIL OF PRIVATIZATION AGENCY HAS APPROVED THE DRAFT...

The Supervisory Council of Privatization Agency has approved the draft sell-out contract of Bulgarcontrola EAD. Mayak Konrol EOOD acquired 100 percent of the capital in a public tender, overbidding the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Politics | August 20, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

GROUNDLESS EXPENDITURES BANNED AT BULGARTABAC

Groundless expenditures not to be made in Bulgartabac till the holding's privatisation, Economy Minister Nikolay Vassilev ordered. He summoned an extraordinary meeting of the Board of Directors of the tobacco monopoly on Tuesday.

Business | August 20, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

UDF SEEKS SENSATIONS, RULERS' COALITION PARTNER SAYS

The Union of Democratic Forces only attempts to rise the social tension, Emel Etem, Deputy Chair of the Movement of Rights and Freedoms said for Darik Radio. The widespread apprehension that Bulgaria is overtaken by chaos is what UDF actually aims at, Ete

Views on BG | August 20, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

GREEN LIGHT GIVEN FOR SALE OF BIGGEST INSURER DZI

An eighty percent stake in Bulgaria's biggest state insurer DZI will be sold for EUR 21,522,583 M to Sofia-based Contract Sofia company, owned by banker Emil Kyulev. The Supervisory Council of the Privatization Agency approved the contract on the sale of

Business | August 20, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

CREATION OF NEW AGENCY ON NUCLEAR REGULATION MULLED

A new Agency on Nuclear Regulation will be created under a decree of the Council of Ministers. The Committee for the Use of Atomic Energy for Peaceful Purposes (CUAEPP) will be transformed into the new agency.

Politics | August 20, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

THE LONE CAT 2002 BULGARIAN-BRITISH MILITARY EXERCISE OPENED AT THE GR...

The Lone Cat 2002 Bulgarian-British military exercise opened at the Graf Ignatievo Air Base on Tuesday. The Bulgarian and British commanders of the exercise, Deputy Chief of Air Staff Brigadier General Mladen Kazakov and the commander of No.

Politics | August 20, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

UDF: SHOOTOUTS ARE RESULT OF DESTABILIZATION ATTEMPTS AHEAD OF PRAGUE

The recent shootouts do not aim at destabilization, they are only a consequence of the destabilization attempts ahead of the summit in Prague, rightist opposition party Union of Democratic Forces declared on Tuesday. The instability symptoms are the lobby

Politics | August 20, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

THERE IS ALREADY WIDESPREAD CONCERN ABOUT THE SPREAD OF DISEASE BY ANI...

There is already widespread concern about the spread of disease by animal carcasses swept along in the waters, which have left large swathes of the Czech Republic and central and eastern Germany under water.

World | August 20, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

THE RUSSIAN MILITARY HAS COME UNDER HEAVY CRITICISM OVER A HELICOPTER ...

The Russian military has come under heavy criticism over a helicopter crash in Chechnya on Monday in which 105 people are reported to have died and 33 people were injured. A Russian investigation team which has arrived at the scene of the crash near the C

World | August 20, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00

MORE PRACTICAL EFFORT NEEDED FOR BULGARIA'S SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT

"We try to educate people and make them see that sustainable development theory can bring change", Tanya Shumkova, coordinator of the Capacity 21 Project, said at a Time Ecoproject news conference on Tuesday. Capacity 21 Project funded mainly by the UN an

Politics | August 20, 2002, Tuesday // 00:00
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