http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/ Digest of Bulgarian Economics and Business news by region, districts, municipalities, towns and villages en 2007-2008 Guide-Bulgaria.com. Guide-Bulgaria.com RSS editor 2.0 bgvisit@gmail.com (Guide-Bulgaria.com) bgvisit@gmail.com (Guide BG EOOD) Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:35:22 GMT http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia/Svoge/Svoge/News.aspx?5512=Chocolate_plants_from_Sofia_and_Svoge_will_not_raise_prices_for_Christmas http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia/Svoge/Svoge/News.aspx?5512=Chocolate_plants_from_Sofia_and_Svoge_will_not_raise_prices_for_Christmas Business Fri, 05 Dec 2008 00:37:00 GMT Bulgaria’s sugar and chocolate products makers will not raise prices in spite of the 15% hike in cocoa on the global market. Nestle’s and Kraft Suchard’s local factories in Sofia and Svoge have long-term raw material supply contracts fending off possib... Dnevnik.bg http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SC/Stara_Zagora/Stara_Zagora/Stara_Zagora/News.aspx?5502=DZU_Stara_Zagora_starts_new_project_for_BGN_1_mln http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SC/Stara_Zagora/Stara_Zagora/Stara_Zagora/News.aspx?5502=DZU_Stara_Zagora_starts_new_project_for_BGN_1_mln Business Thu, 04 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT DZU (Disk Storage Devices) Stara Zagora starts a new VEAS project next year for production of printing plates for consumer technics. The project is worth BGN 1 mln and will it will be invested in the production infrastructure. 40 new jobs have already be... Darik Radio http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Kyustendil/Bobov_dol/Bobov_dol/News.aspx?5501=Energy_MK_will_pay_BGN_100_M_by_the_end_of_2008_for_TPP_Bobov_Dol http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Kyustendil/Bobov_dol/Bobov_dol/News.aspx?5501=Energy_MK_will_pay_BGN_100_M_by_the_end_of_2008_for_TPP_Bobov_Dol Business Thu, 04 Dec 2008 09:20:00 GMT The deal for TPP Bobov Dol will be finalized by the end of the year, announced the procurator of the company Petar Petrov. Consortium Energy MK JSC will pay the full amount of BGN 100 million to purchase the plant until December 31 explained Petrov. Then... Monitor http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/News.aspx?5500=T-Market_allowed_to_manage_the_28_Evropa_food_stores http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/News.aspx?5500=T-Market_allowed_to_manage_the_28_Evropa_food_stores Business Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:00:00 GMT The Commission for Protection of Competition gave permission to T-market to manage stores of the trade chain Evropa of Hristo Kovachki. The assets will remain property of Kovachki, but will be managed by Maxima Bulgaria. The deal is for 28 stores Evropa... Dnevnik.bg http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SC/Stara_Zagora/Stara_Zagora/Stara_Zagora/News.aspx?5499=Tobacco_companies_protest_against_MP_decision http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SC/Stara_Zagora/Stara_Zagora/Stara_Zagora/News.aspx?5499=Tobacco_companies_protest_against_MP_decision Business Thu, 04 Dec 2008 06:00:00 GMT MPs caught tobacco companies by surprise on Tuesday voting in favour of cutting the term of old cigarette excise labels to three months. Up till now, the labels were valid until tobacco makers ran out of forecast quantities but no later than June 31. In... Dnevnik.bg http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/NE/Varna/Varna/Varna/News.aspx?5485=Another_Varna_Shopping_Mall_will_be_constructed http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/NE/Varna/Varna/Varna/News.aspx?5485=Another_Varna_Shopping_Mall_will_be_constructed Business Wed, 03 Dec 2008 12:05:00 GMT The new largest shopping mall in Bulgaria - Park Cherno More ("Black Sea Park") - will be built in the city of Varna as the ECE Projektmanagement company announced Wednesday it had received a construction permit. The news was announced by the Pari Dai... Novinite.com http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/NC/Gabrovo/Gabrovo/Gabrovo/News.aspx?5483=Shareholders_of_Gabrovo-based_factory_Kapitan_Dyado_Nikola_without_dividends_for_2007 http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/NC/Gabrovo/Gabrovo/Gabrovo/News.aspx?5483=Shareholders_of_Gabrovo-based_factory_Kapitan_Dyado_Nikola_without_dividends_for_2007 Business Wed, 03 Dec 2008 09:44:00 GMT The general shareholders meeting of Gabrovo -based Kapitan Dyado Nikola JSC (manufacture of plastic pipes and products) decided not to allocate dividends for 2007. 10% of the profit, totaling to BGN 147,543.22 will be transferred to the Reserves Fund and ... Banker http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/News.aspx?5482=Electronic_supermarket_Nai_Mag_will_be_closed http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/News.aspx?5482=Electronic_supermarket_Nai_Mag_will_be_closed Business Wed, 03 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT The Board of Directors of Bianor Holding has decided to suspend the operation of the electronic supermarket Nai Mag. This will happen on 8 December 2008. The reason for the decision is the inability to achieve further growth and maintain high quality of se... Darik Radio http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/NC/Pleven/Pleven/Pleven/News.aspx?5474=Main_concept_of_Pleven_mall_design_is_organised_chaos http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/NC/Pleven/Pleven/Pleven/News.aspx?5474=Main_concept_of_Pleven_mall_design_is_organised_chaos Business Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:50:00 GMT The first commercial and recreation centre in Pleven - Central Mall Pleven – has greeted its first wave of clients with 95 per cent of its capacity being “occupied”, according to Valerii Ruskov, manager of the investment company Nia, the mall`s main inve... SofiaEcho.com http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/NC/Rousse/Rousse/Rousse/News.aspx?5469=Fazan_JSC_Ruse_uses_credit_of_BGN_500_000_at_annual_interest_of_7% http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/NC/Rousse/Rousse/Rousse/News.aspx?5469=Fazan_JSC_Ruse_uses_credit_of_BGN_500_000_at_annual_interest_of_7% Business Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:01:00 GMT The operations of Ruse based Fazan JSC during the current quarter will be according to the possible fluctuation of the general market conditions. The company uses a credit by Stara Planina Hold JSC of BGN 500 thous at arranged annual interest of 7%. Tota... RuseInfo.net http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia-city/Stolichna/Sofia/News.aspx?5468=BGN_150,000_fine_for_the_Bulgarian_mobile_provider_Globul http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia-city/Stolichna/Sofia/News.aspx?5468=BGN_150,000_fine_for_the_Bulgarian_mobile_provider_Globul Business Tue, 02 Dec 2008 09:15:00 GMT Sofia : The Bulgarian Commission for Protection of Competition has issued a BGN 150,000 fine to the Bulgarian mobile provider Globul for the promotional "100 by 100" game, the Commission`s press-center announced. Globul sells through the game their SMS ... Darik Radio http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia-city/Stolichna/Kremikovtsi/News.aspx?5467=Ukrainian_Smart_Group_makes_EUR_200_M_investment_in_Kremikovtsi http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia-city/Stolichna/Kremikovtsi/News.aspx?5467=Ukrainian_Smart_Group_makes_EUR_200_M_investment_in_Kremikovtsi Business Tue, 02 Dec 2008 12:43:00 GMT The Ukrainian company Smart Group is expected to present Tuesday its investment plan for Bulgaria`s largest steel mill Kremikovtzi to the Economy Ministry. Smart Group, which is presently considered the main bidder for the purchase of the plant, intends ... Novinite.com http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia-city/Stolichna/Sofia/News.aspx?5456=Bargain_for_Mall_of_Sofia_was_canceled_because_the_economic_crisis http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia-city/Stolichna/Sofia/News.aspx?5456=Bargain_for_Mall_of_Sofia_was_canceled_because_the_economic_crisis Business Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:00:00 GMT The bargain for Mall of Sofia was canceled. Тhe candidate buyer pointed out the economic crisis as a main reason. This is another worrying signal to the market of real property. This transaction was followed with attention by the business in the sector a... Stroitelstvo Gradat http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Blagoevgrad/Razlog/Razlog/News.aspx?5455=3_industrial_zones_(Eastern,_Southern_and__Western)_in_Razlog http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Blagoevgrad/Razlog/Razlog/News.aspx?5455=3_industrial_zones_(Eastern,_Southern_and__Western)_in_Razlog Business Mon, 01 Dec 2008 02:02:00 GMT Three industrial zones with infrastructure already exist in Razlog . With the relevant public works on the access to them and the street network they will further developed. The economic development of the municipality in the last years has been independe... Stroitelstvo Gradat http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Pernik/Pernik/Pernik/News.aspx?5452=150_workers_will_be_employed_in_Opencast_Coal_Mining_in_Pernik http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Pernik/Pernik/Pernik/News.aspx?5452=150_workers_will_be_employed_in_Opencast_Coal_Mining_in_Pernik Business Mon, 01 Dec 2008 08:00:00 GMT 150 workers will be employed in Opencast Coal Mining SPJSC in Pernik , which is owned by Hristo Kovachki, after the Christmas holiday. This move comes because of a labor shortage at the opencast mines , the management of the company said. There is also ... StandartNews http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/News.aspx?5451=Ruse_based_Sparky_JSC_with_23.4%_drop_in_sales http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/News.aspx?5451=Ruse_based_Sparky_JSC_with_23.4%_drop_in_sales Business Mon, 01 Dec 2008 10:20:00 GMT Sparky JSC reported consolidated net sales income of BGN 29,998 thous in the end of the third quarter of 2008, which is a drop of sales of 23.4 percent compared to the same period a year ago. The reported consolidated net profit of Sparky for the third qua... RuseInfo.net http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/News.aspx?5407=Bulgarias_richest_man_Hristo_Kovachki_with_business_trouble_in_Serbia http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/News.aspx?5407=Bulgarias_richest_man_Hristo_Kovachki_with_business_trouble_in_Serbia Business Fri, 28 Nov 2008 15:00:00 GMT The richest Bulgarian, according to the ranking of the Polish magazine “Vprost” Hristo Kovachki faces problems not only in Bulgaria. After investigations for tax crimes were started against him, now the Serbian media inform that his business there has pro... News.bg http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SC/Pazardjik/Panagyurishte/Panagyurishte/News.aspx?5396=Panagyurishte_mining_company_Asarel_Medet_reduced_its_investments http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SC/Pazardjik/Panagyurishte/Panagyurishte/News.aspx?5396=Panagyurishte_mining_company_Asarel_Medet_reduced_its_investments Business Fri, 28 Nov 2008 14:35:00 GMT The management of the Panagyurishte -based Asarel Medet JSC announced that the investment programme of the mining company would be reduced by half due to the global financial turmoil. Asarel, a first-class investor, will provide BGN 60 mln of investment... Darik Radio http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia-city/Stolichna/Kremikovtsi/News.aspx?5394=Russian_Smart_Group_with__rehabilitation_plan_for_Kremikovtsi_steelworks http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia-city/Stolichna/Kremikovtsi/News.aspx?5394=Russian_Smart_Group_with__rehabilitation_plan_for_Kremikovtsi_steelworks Business Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:30:00 GMT Russia-based Smart Group, owned by Vadim Novinskiy, has prepared a five-year rehabilitation plan for the troubled Kremikovtzi steelworks. The offer of the Russian company will probably be discussed Tuesday, sources said. During this period the Smart Grou... StandartNews http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Blagoevgrad/Blagoevgrad/Blagoevgrad/News.aspx?5393=Procedure_for_concessions_of_Blagoevgrad_City_depatrment_store http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Blagoevgrad/Blagoevgrad/Blagoevgrad/News.aspx?5393=Procedure_for_concessions_of_Blagoevgrad_City_depatrment_store Business Fri, 28 Nov 2008 08:20:00 GMT Procedure for granting concessions for the City department store in Blagoevgrad will be opened by a decision of the municipal council. The investment amount is BGN 4.5 million and provides for reconstruction of the outer shell, construction of lifts and ... Darik Radio http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia-city/Stolichna/Kremikovtsi/News.aspx?5382=Potential_buyers_for_Kremikovtsi_plant_from_Brazil,_Portugal,_Ukraine_and_Oman http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia-city/Stolichna/Kremikovtsi/News.aspx?5382=Potential_buyers_for_Kremikovtsi_plant_from_Brazil,_Portugal,_Ukraine_and_Oman Business Fri, 28 Nov 2008 11:37:00 GMT There are potential buyers for Kremikovtzi plant from Brazil, Portugal, Ukraine and Oman - this was announced in the morning block of BNT by Economy Minister Petar Dimitrov. He announced that currently there are 5 investors, interested in the factory. T... News.bg http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia-city/Stolichna/Sofia/News.aspx?5381=Official_presentation_of_Audi_Q5_in_Sofia http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia-city/Stolichna/Sofia/News.aspx?5381=Official_presentation_of_Audi_Q5_in_Sofia Business Fri, 28 Nov 2008 10:26:00 GMT On 26 November at 7.30 pm the official presentation of Audi Q5 was made in Inter Expo Center in Sofia , Bulgaria. Hosts of the spectacular premiere was "Porsche BG". Over 500 people attended the stylish event. The many-sided character of Audi Q5 was demo... News.bg http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/NC/Veliko_Turnovo/Pavlikeni/Pavlikeni/News.aspx?5373=Balkancar_Zarya_Pavlikeni_with_loss_despite_increase_of_sales_and_turnover http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/NC/Veliko_Turnovo/Pavlikeni/Pavlikeni/News.aspx?5373=Balkancar_Zarya_Pavlikeni_with_loss_despite_increase_of_sales_and_turnover Business Thu, 27 Nov 2008 09:00:00 GMT Sales of industrial wheel maker Balkancar Zarya Pavlikeni increased two times, the consolidated report of the company shows. Sales incomes by the end of September 2008 reached BGN 9.86 million, which is by 110.6% more compared to the same period of 2007.... Pari Daily http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia/Ihtiman/Paunovo/News.aspx?5368=First_solar_power_plant_starts_in_village_of_Paunto_near_Ihtiman http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia/Ihtiman/Paunovo/News.aspx?5368=First_solar_power_plant_starts_in_village_of_Paunto_near_Ihtiman Business Wed, 26 Nov 2008 18:41:00 GMT The first solar electric power plant in Bulgaria is already a fact and it will produce 1250 mgwh per year, the Bulgarian "Intersol" company, investor in the project announced on Wednesday. The plant is located near the village of Paunovo , in the muni... Novinite.com http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia-city/Stolichna/Sofia/News.aspx?5365=Equest_closes_City_Center_Sofia_mall_sale http://news.guide-bulgaria.com/SW/Sofia-city/Stolichna/Sofia/News.aspx?5365=Equest_closes_City_Center_Sofia_mall_sale Business Thu, 27 Nov 2008 01:09:00 GMT Investment fund Equest Balkan Properties has finalised the sale of its City Center Sofia shopping mall to U.S. Heitman European Property Partners III. The mall will switch owners for EUR 101.5 million, which is EUR 7.5 million more to the price tag of th... Dnevnik.bg