The leading index of Bulgarian stock exchange (BSE) sunk to under 700 points today after the shares of the leading companies highly depreciated. The drops are fact in a turnover of 1,5 million levs (750 000 EUR).The next psychological limit was broken after an hour and half of negative trade, during which sudden reductions were observed on the liquid positions. още »

Construction is among the fields, in which financial violations are most often committed and most income from sanctions go in the budget. This was announced by Nikolay Nakov - director of operative control in the National income agency (NAP), cited by BNR.He pointed out that the most often committed violation is misrepresentation of turnover in construction warehouses, where no receipts are issued. още »

5 billion euro will be granted to the Bulgarian farmers for a period 2007-2013, said the Bulgarian prime minister Sergei Stanishev at the opening of the information campaign under the Program for rural development 2007-2013. Sergei Stanishev claimed that 2 billion euro are direct subsidies for the Bulgarian farmers and over 3 billion euro will be received through the Program for rural development. още »

The results of the financial crisis in the USA will be restricted and will not have a direct effect on bank systems in Southeastern Europe. This was the position of central bankers from Serbia, Romania, Bulgaria, Monte Negro, Macedonia, Cyprus, Albania, Greece and Bosnia and Herzegovina after their third meeting in Sofia.There are no investment banks in the region, only commercial ones, the manager of Bulgarian National Bank Ivan Iskrov pointed out. още »

The German energy concern RWE is the strategic investor under the project for a second nuclear power plant in Bulgaria - “Belene”. This announced the minister of economy and energy Peter Dimitrov. The giant has received more points than the Belgian company “Electrabel” on the set by the state 10 criteria. However, there is still possibility RWE to participate together with its rival “Electrabel”. още »

With the change in the contract with “Gazprom” last year, Bulgaria gained $16 billion. This claimed the minister of economy and energy Peter Dimitrov, cited by BNR. He presented data for the parameters under the supplements of the contracts for supply and transit of Russian natural gas. “When we square accounts of what is a plus and what is a minus, we get that Bulgaria – with the change of the contract in 2006 gained 15. още »

Days of the Bulgarian culture, presentations of the economic opportunities and tourist products of the Bulgarian regions, exhibitions of Bulgarian goods and services are part of the initiatives, which the Center of the Bulgarian industry in Moscow will organize next year. 2009 is the year of Bulgaria in Russia and therefore there will be many events as it became clear during the presentation of the center, which is part of the business schedule of the 64th International technical fair held in Plovdiv. още »

16 percent of tax payers in Bulgaria provide 90 percent of all taxes, submitted in the declarations for 2007, the National Income Agency announced. 125 thousand Bulgarians have declared personal income of over 7 200 levs for last year.The sum, which they must submit in the budget, is over 152 million levs.Calculations show that each of these taxpayers must submit an average of over 1200 levs. още »

The Bulgarian minister of economy and energy Peter Dimitrov will announce today who is the chosen strategic partner for the construction of the second nuclear power plant (NPP) in Bulgaria – NPP “Belene”.The candidates for participation in the biggest energy project in Bulgaria are Electrabel and “RWE”. The strategic partner will participate with 49%. още »