King`s economical expert Vladimir Karolev apologized in an open letter to the media for misbehaved with BTA and 24 Hours correspondents in the North Eastern city of Shumen. ‘Wait for a couple of days and then I will send journalists to dig out’, Karolev w
Prime Minister and chief of the ruling party Ivan Kostov stated for Trud daily that UDF will win general elections this Sunday. Questioned about the latest ranking that shows UDF as second political force, Kostov stated: `This polls are old 5 to 6 days an
More than 70 Bulgarian ex-pats said in a letter forthcoming elections on Sunday give the country a chance for a historical change. They welcomed the appearance of young professionals with international education and experience in Bulgarian politics.
The latest analyses of Economist Intelligence Unit shows that National Movement Simeon II will lead on the general elections June 17 with a small margin. The next parliament is predicted to be a coalition between NMS II, currently ruling UDF and Movement
The reduction of prices from TPPs Maritsa-East 1 and 3 will be implemented in three phases. The contracts with US companies AES and Entergy for new construction and rehabilitation of TPPs Maritsa-East 1 and 3 were signed on June 13.
The Privatization Agency has selected Pirin Tourist as an exclusive buyer of Hemus Air, the only state owned airline company in Bulgaria. Other companies participating in tender as Sofia-based Leasing Company and Albanian Airlines were not short-listed.
The name of the future Prime minister of the country will begin with `S`, Ahmed Dogan, leader of the Freedom for rights and freedom, the third largest party in Bulgaria said in a popular talk show last night at private national-wide bTV. The question of t
QualTrom, US Telecom company started negotiations to purchase 100 % of the old-fashioned NMT system mobile operator Mobikom. 49% of Mobikom is owned by Cable & Wireless, the rest by Bulgarian Telecom BTC and another state company.
Pre-election press center opens today at National Palace of Culture by Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Election results and press conferences will be broadcasted live on Bulgarian National Television, Nova TV and bTV.
The contracts with US companies AES and Entergy for new construction and rehabilitation of TPPs Maritsa-East 1 and 3 were signed today at the Council of Ministers. The deals were approved last week by the cabinet and this raised political torts.
Bulgaria should introduce international auditing standards to match foreign investors` expectations and to improve investment climate in the country, Peat Huggendorn, board chairman of Deloitte & Touche, said at a regular meeting of the company`s director
Merger between Stomana Industries, a huge factory nearby Sofia and the Greek Sidenor metallurgical plant is about to end. The contract will be signed after the elections.
Bulgaria`s month-to-month inflation rose with 0,1% in May, National Statistical Institute reported. The cumulative inflation rate for the first five months of 2001 stood at 0,9%.
$380 M loan will be granted for modernization of Units 5 and 6 of Kozlodui Nuclear Power Plant, Ivan Shilyashki, chairman of the Agency for Energy Efficiency, announced. The loan is drawn under credit agreements with Citibank, Rosseximbank and Euraton wit
Two sections of the Maritsa and Trakiya highways were opened yesterday by Regional Development Minister Evgenii Chachev. The project was calculated to BGN 31 M and is funded under ISPA program.
`By the end of the year all British American Tobacco brands imported for the Bulgarian market will carry labels in Bulgarian language`, BAT Bulgaria General Director Philippe Charles announced today. The health warning labels as well as the tar and nicoti
NMS II tax reform aims to take out of the shady economy 400,000 Bulgarians working in it, King`s expert Vladimir Karolev, said in a public dispute on Bulgarian National Radio.
Roumen Ovtcharov, deputy chairman of Bulgarian Socialist Party appealed to US company AES, which will invest in the construction of the new capacities of TPP Maritsa-East 1, to reveal the source of capital of company 3C. According to Ovcharov 3C is offsho
Bulgaria`s gross foreign debt amounted to $10.102,100 Bln at end-April (74.
Former king Simeon II has returned in Bulgaria and now campaigning ahead of this week`s general election, article in Financial Times reads. While other former east European royals have made sentimental journeys to their homelands since the fall of Communi
Bulgaria banned imports of live cattle, beef, animal based feed and products from the Czech Republic, after a second test on a Czech cow proved positive for mad cow disease. Bulgaria imported 152 tones of frozen Czech beef in the first three months of thi
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