Аn auction with open bidding for the issuing of a permit for a fourth mobile operator has started in NDK (National Palace of Culture) at 10 o'clock, BNR (Bulgarian National Radio) announces. The auction is for the building up of a network on the "GSM" standard with national coverage with a deadline of 20 years.The auction has been declared with the permission of the Commission for Message Regulation on April 17 2008. още »

At a turnover of 930,000 levs the loss of the BFB (Bulgarian Federal Bank) indexes continue to plunge. SOFIX falls down by 3,47 percent to 983,41 points. BG-40 loses 3.71 percent to 250,10 points. The current values of SOFIX have last been observed on March 3 2006 when its level was 973,50 points.A big slump was registered at the opening of the stock market. още »

Bulgaria and Romania will have to provide 25 mln EUR each for a thorough reconstruction of the Danube bridge between the towns of Rousse and Giurgiu. This is the agreement reached by the Bulgarian minister of transport Peter Mutafchiev and his Romanian colleague Ludovic Orban during their meeting in Rousse, announced BNR. Experts from the two countries will prepare proposals about the terms and the actions, which will approved on the next ministerial meeting in the Romanian town of Calafat in September. още »

Bulgarian companies construct 100 000 homes in Jordan. The Arab kingdom has invited Bulgarian engineers for the massive construction which will continue for 5 years. This announced yesterday the socialist deputy Stoyan Prodanov in Yambol, cited by Standard newspaper.The member of the parliament returned from a 7-day visit in Jordan where he led the group for friendship between the parliaments of the two countries. още »

For the first time this year the credit agency Moody's Investors Service reports more reductions of ratings of Eastern European companies than increases because according to analyzers the financial crisis started in the USA is taking on global dimensions, Bloomberg reports. Moody's have decreased the ratings of four companies, among which are the metallurgical giant Kremikovtzi and the Polish Zlomrex - the biggest supplier of metal scrap for the country. още »

The Bulgarian ambassador for Belgium Hristo Georgiev opened the new airline of ‘Wizzair' Avio Company, which will connect Sofia with the second by size Belgium airport ‘Brussels - South - Charleroi. That was announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affiaris. The first passenger, who came down from the plane received a brunch of flowers with the colours of Bulgarian flag. още »

Bulgaria's National Assembly ratified the agreement between the governments of Bulgaria and the Russian Federation for cooperation in the construction of the gas pipe "Yuzhen Potok" (Southern Stream) for transportation of natural gas through Bulgaria's territory. At the debates Wednesday the Economy and Power Engineering Minister Petar Dimitrov said expectations are through "Yuzhen Potok" Bulgaria become one of the most important transiting gas centers in Europe. още »

Moscow is the most expensive city in the world for 2008 year for the foreign businessmen. The Russian capital is leader in this category for the third time, after Tokyo and London. This is shownby an investigation, cited by ‘Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung'. The most expensive German cities will be Munich, Berlin and Frankfurt. There have been examined the products, used by the contractors for the aims of the examination. още »

The Commission for Consumer Protection fined 3 baker's and confectioner's associations for setting prices of the products offered and limiting the market competition. The Commission has started a legal procedure in July 2007 in connection to the numerous messages in the media about a huge bread price increase.After an investigation it has been determined that the associations play an active role in the formation of price expectations and forecasts on the bakery market in Bulgaria, the Commission specifies. още »