139 days or 4 months are needed for the receiving of all permits for the construction of a warehouse in Bulgaria. This has been determined by experts from the World Bank, who are preparing a yearly report analyzing the business climate in 181 countries.The long time for receiving different permits and the serious bureaucracy on the municipal level are among the major obstructions for business in Bulgaria, BNR (Bulgarian National Radio) announced. още »

The contract for the construction of the two energy blocks of AEC "Belene" has been concluded on the minimum possible price, this has been announced by a source from the atomic plant field for "Nezavisimaya gazeta", cited by Darik. According to it the Russian atomic plant companies cannot fully defend their financial interests, as at the moment the only real contract of "Atomstroyexport" abroad is namely the one in Bulgaria for the construction of the second atomic plant. още »

Greece is among the four most significant foreign investors in Bulgaria and Romania and its direct investments in these countries for the first six months of this year exceed 5,5 billion Euro, according to data cited by the Athenian paper "Imerisia". The bank sector and real estate are the most attractive for Greek capitals. The investments of Greek companies in Bulgaria surpass 2,5 billion Euro and are mainly concentrated in real estate. още »

The insurance income for the country for July is 492,42 levs. The average monthly insurance income for the country in the period from August 1 2007 to July 31 2008 is 455,83 levs.The determined average monthly insurance income for the country in the given period is used for the calculation of the amounts of the newly issued pensions in August 2008, according to the Codex of social insurance, is pointed out in an announcement of the National insurance institute. още »

Since 7 o'clock on September 8 2008 "Lukoil" reduced the end prices of almost all fuels, according to information published on the company's website. "Lukoil" reduced the price of the heavily used A-95 by 0.90% and its price drops down to 2 110.80 levs per 1000 liters.The price of gasoline A-98 H is now lower by 0.80% and is currently offered at 2 220 levs per 1000 liters. още »

From summer 2009 onward the price of a one minute phone call between a BTK subscriber and a mobile phone operator and vice versa will decrease to 25 stotinki per minute. Night phone calls will even be cheaper. This is according to the schedule of the price decrease between fixed and mobile phones prepared by the Commission for message regulations (KPC) and the operators, bTV announces. още »

The German media giant RTL Group considers buying the Bulgarian television channel, owned by News Corp. for 1,1 billion EUR ($ 1,56 billion), informed the local site for financial news finanznachrichten.de. News Corp. will try to sell BTV, the biggest and the most successful television in Bulgaria by the end of the year, writes the electronic site.The deal will be the third in this kind made in Bulgaria this year. още »

90% of the buyers of vacation properties in Bulgaria are Russians. This was announced today in Sozopol by Nikolay Pehlivanov, the executive director of the investment company Green Life. Clients of Bulgarian property no longer come from Moscow and Saint Petersburg, but from other regions in Russia as well. They prefer big vacation properties near the beach with a well developed infrastructure. още »

The price of vegetable oil has decreased by 30 stotinki at markets and will continue to decrease. This was announced by the State commission on stock markets, cited by BNR (Bulgarian National Radio). The price decrease is caused by the lower purchase price of sunflower.After the double increase of vegetable oil for one year, there is a lasting decrease in price. още »