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US GOVERNOR: MARKETING, INFRASTRUCTURE ARE KEY TO SUCCESS IN TOURISM

Former Nevada governor Bob Miller and his Bulgarian partner Maxim Behar (CEO, M3 Communications Group, Inc.) met on Wednesday President- elect Georgi Parvanov and Deputy PM Nikolay Vassilev.

Politics | January 10, 2002, Thursday // 00:00

US MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE GRANTED CREDIT GUARANTEES AMOUNTING TO USD ...

US Ministry of Agriculture granted credit guarantees amounting to USD 7 M for the sale of US agricultural goods in Bulgaria, the US center in Sofia reported. Five Bulgarian banks will be allowed to participate in the program – First Investment Bank, SG Ex

Politics | January 9, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

BULGARIAN SOLDIERS LEAVE FOR AFGHANISTAN TILL MID-FEBRUARY

Twenty Bulgarian military men will leave for Afghanistan till the middle of February, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Elena Poptodorova announced. They are to participate in the maintenance of special facilities for cleansing the human body from radioactive

Politics | January 9, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

DEVICES TO STOP DOUBLE VOTING TO BE INSTALLED IN PARLIAMENT

Devices similar to sensor scales are to be installed on the desks of MPs in the Bulgarian Parliament. The move has been initiated by Ognyan Gerdzhikov, Parliamentary Speaker, and aims to stop the double voting.

Politics | January 9, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

BULGARTABAC’S PRIVATISATION STRATEGY READY BY JANUARY 15

The privatization strategy of Bulgartabac will be presented to Deputy Prime Minister Nikolay Vassilev by January 15, Apostol Apostolov, Executive Director of the Privatization Agency announced. After being discussed by the working group on Bulgartabac’s p

Business | January 9, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

FORMER YUGOSLAV PRESIDENT SLOBODAN MILOSEVIC CLASHED WITH U.N. WAR CRI...

Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic clashed with U.N.

World | January 9, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

SPORTS OFFICIALS TO DISCUSS 2004 OLYMPIC GAMES COOPERATION IN GREECE

Bulgarian sports delegation leaves for Greece. The Bulgarian officials will discuss with their Greek colleagues cooperation during the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece.

Sports | January 9, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

A TOTAL OF 130 PRIVATISATION DEALS CONCLUDED SINCE 1997 ARE TO BE CHEC...

A total of 130 privatisation deals concluded since 1997 are to be checked by the Transport Ministry. On some of them have already been imposed BGN 3 M of forfeits.

Politics | January 9, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

BULGARIA MAY NOT SET STARTING PRICE FOR BTC

Reuters Sale consultant Deutsche Bank has advised Bulgaria's government to sell state telecom monopoly BTC through a two-stage tender without setting a starting price, a Deutsche Bank source said on Tuesday.

Views on BG | January 9, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

BULGARIA SAYS SPLIT STATE RAILWAY TO END MONOPOLY

Reuters Bulgaria has restructured indebted state railway company BDZ by splitting it in two, ending its monopoly in the sector, the Transport Ministry said on Wednesday.

Views on BG | January 9, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

POPE JOHN PAUL II WISHES TO MEET PATRIARCH MAXIM, HIS LETTER SAYS

Pope John Paul II confirms his desire to visit Bulgharia on May 24 and to have a meeting with the Patriarch of the Bulgarian Orthodox Church in a letter handed on January 9 to patriarch Maxim by Archbishop Leonardo Sandri, First Deputy Secretary of State

Politics | January 9, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

BRITISH GIANT NEGOTIATES WITH CABINET TO BUY MOBIKOM

British American consortium negotiates with the Government for the purchase of Mobikom. The English telecom giant Vodafone has a leading part in the consortium.

Business | January 9, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

BULGARGAS, BULGARIA’S GAS DISTRIBUTOR MONOPOLIST, EXPECTS TO POST A PR...

Bulgargas, Bulgaria’s gas distributor monopolist, expects to post a profit of BGN 30 M, before the taxation for 2001, Dnevnik Daily wrote. The company’s loss for the precious year was put at BGN 95 M, a result of the company’s and big consumers’ liabiliti

Politics | January 9, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

US COMMITTEE ON SS-23 MISSILES FORMED, WILL HAVE TALKS IN BULGARIA

A special US committee that will work on the destruction of Scud and SS-23 missiles is expected to be formed by the end of January. The committee will arrive in Bulgaria for talks, Defence Minister Nikolay Svinarov said.

Politics | January 9, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

MINISTRY SPOKESWOMAN: ARREST OF BULGARIANS IN LIBYA NOT DISTURBING

What happened in Libya is just an ordinary crime, neither the first nor the last of its kind, Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Elena Poptodorova said, commenting the incident with the Bulgarians in a village near the Libyan capital Tripoli, who were detained

Views on BG | January 9, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

THE HEADS OF ARGENTINA'S LARGEST BANKS, WHICH ARE BEARING SOME OF THE ...

The heads of Argentina's largest banks, which are bearing some of the heaviest costs of the devaluation, met with the economy minister and said in a statement they were "willing to go along with the effort" to end the brutal recession. Meanwhile, Argentin

World | January 9, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

THE WAR ON TERRORISM AFTER AFGHANISTAN COULD FOCUS ON DENYING TERRORIS...

The war on terrorism after Afghanistan could focus on denying terrorist groups sanctuary in such places as Somalia, Yemen, Indonesia and the Philippines, countries where they have sometimes operated freely, according to Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wo

World | January 9, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

BIOCHIM’S POTENTIAL BUYERS REACHED SEVEN

TBI Holding was invited to participate in the privatisation of Biochim Bank, Nelly Kordovska, Executive Director of the Bank Consolidation Company announced. Privatization of Biochim bank started officially on January 7.

Business | January 9, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

BEIJING HAS WARNED THE UNITED STATES NOT TO INTERFERE AS IT REACTED TO...

Beijing has warned the United States not to interfere as it reacted to criticism over the detention of a Hong Kong resident accused of smuggling bibles into China. The spokesman commented after U.

World | January 9, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00

DOZENS OF TIMBER PROCESSORS FACE CLOSURE

Several small private timber processors in the mountainous region of the town of Blagoevgrad, in South-eastern Bulgaria, face closure by the authorities because of failure to meet requirements set by the state. As a result many people will lose their jobs

Business | January 9, 2002, Wednesday // 00:00
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