The Bulgarian banking system is well capitalized, a report of the Bulgarian National Bank for the first half of 2001 shows. The trend of maintaining a high capital adequacy ratio was preserved during the first six months of 2002 with the indicator standin
The National Intelligence Service and the National Security Service will be separated from the system of the Bulgarian Armed Forces, amendments to the National Defence and Armed Forces Act, passed at first reading by Parliament February 20, envisage. Unde
American experts arrive in Bulgaria in March to discuss the SS-23 missiles destruction. During a visit of the delegation of the US State Department last week, the quantities of the missiles to be destroyed have been negotiated, Defence Minister Svinarov s
“None of the candidates fully meets the Pact’s standards,” Nicholas Burns, US Resident Representative in NATO told Bulgaria’s Foreign Minister Passy. According to the NATO official, the months till the summit in Prague should be utilized as efficiently as
“I hope that the Bulgarian medics are innocent,” Libya’s leader Muammar Qaddafi told his son Seif al-Islam during a conversation about the Bulgarian medics, charged with intentionally infecting Libyan children with HIV. This was announced by Seif al-Islam
Italy's Miroglio Group bought a 70 percent stake in Interpred -World Trade Center Sofia from Daewoo Engineering and Construction, the Interpred management announced. Changes in Interpred's Board of Directors were made at a general meeting on February 11,
“Once again, well-known circles are the protagonists of yet another series of unsubstantiated charges against me. Acting under the guise of ‘informants’ and seekers-of-the-truth these politicians and journals “specialise” in an orchestrated war against me
The draft of the National Framework Agreement for next year focuses on providing high-quality medical services, Nikola Vassilev, Executive Director of the National Health Insurance Fund (NHIF) announced. Doctors’ salaries will depend on the quality of the
An attempted murder on Margarita Mihneva’s life has been prevented February 20, the journalist announced, quoted by Info Radio. The popular Bulgarian journalist and anchor of “Conflicts”, broadcast on private television bTV, was fired February 12.
CS Metal Industries, a Malaysia based international investment group is interested in buying Incoms-Telecom Holding. David Gan, Managing Director of CS Metal Industries is visiting Bulgaria and together with his partners Bisser Dimitrov, Executive Directo
The son of Prime Minister Saxe-Coburg Konstantin and his wife Maria arrived on a private visit to Sofia together with their twins Sofia and Umberto. The family will stay in Bulgaria for about a week.
Guenter Verheugen, EU Enlargement Commissioner said that it would be nice if Europe had a system for security that is not fragmentary so that the countries in EU are also NATO members, radio BBC reported. Bulgaria and Romania countries are excluded from t
The Privatization Agency opens tenders for the sale of 80% of the capital of Pernik-based Beltrans and Eliseyna EAD. The initial price for the first tender is set at BGN 480,000 with a BGN 48,000 participation deposit.
President Bush assured Bulgaria’s new Ambassador to USA Elena Poptodorova that his country is committed to developing bilateral relations on the occasion of the presentation of the letters of credence February 14. He also pledged support for the vision of
Sofia District Court registered the political party Union of Free Democrats, following a decision of February 18. The Court legalized the party’s governing bodies and its statute as adopted at the Constitutive Assembly on December 9 by a total of 793 foun
Three al-Qaeda suspects arrested in Turkey have been formally remanded in custody for using fake documents to enter the country, the semi-official Anatolia news agency has reported. They were allegedly heading for Israel on a suicide bomb mission.
Reuters Russia's biggest oil firm LUKOIL is planning a 14-fold jump in natural gas production by 2010 with the aim of raising exports 50 times over, according to a senior company executive.
Transport Minister Plamen Petrov said Bulgaria will seek to speed up a procedure for granting concessions for its three major airports in order to meet investment interest by leading European airport operators. "There are seven major European companies op
Former Yugoslav leader Slobodan Milosevic has struck his first victory in his war crimes tribunal after judges refused to hear evidence from a key prosecution witness. Judge Richard May said the evidence from Kevin Curtis concerning alleged war crimes aga
The current unemployment rate is high, but there are also many vacancies, Social Minister Lidia Shuleva said at the opening of the round table “ Active policies on the labour market. Incentives for Employers”.
A national protest will take place on February 28 in front of the building of the Parliament, organized by the Bulgarian Crafts Chamber. That was nnounces by the chairman of the organization Ranguel Cholakov.
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