Belgium will inject 3.5 billion euro to support the Belgian bank KBC whose shares are continuously going cheaper on the stock exchange for the last weeks, informed AFP. KBC announced that the bank would be supported by the government with 3.5 billion euro for which the bank would concede shares with profitability of 8.5% or more depending on the scale of the dividends for the ordinary shareholders. още »

Hard times are coming for mobile phone manufacturers next year. The forecasts show a sharp decrease of sales for the first time in 8 years, Broker.bg reports. Sales next year might decrease between 4 and 27% compared to this year.The slowdown of the market, caused by the credit crisis, is already affecting markets in the developed countries and especially Western Europe. още »

Beginning November 3, we are increasing taxi fares. This was confirmed for "24 chasa" by the director of "Okay supertrance" Lyudmil Lazarov. The news for the price increase of fares in one of the biggest firms was announced two weeks ago. Back then other companies said that they will consider a price increase.Later on, however, "Taxi-C-express" announced that serious consideration will be given before they increase prices. още »

Representatives of the richest Ukrainian businessman and member of the parliament Rinat Ahmetov will meet today the bankruptcy trustees of “Kremikovtzi” in order to discuss the possibility the company of the billionaire to enter as an operator in the Bulgarian metallurgy enterprise. This announced Lyudmil Pavlov, leader of the “Podkrepa” trade union in “Kremikovtzi”. още »

Syndicates, syndics and the operative management of "Kremikovtzi" are gathering on a work meeting in the factory. The topic of the talks is the payment of salaries for August and the provision of resources for the work of the blast furnaces and the coke chemical factory.This was announced by the chair of KT "Podkrepa"(syndicate) in the metallurgical factory Lyudmil Pavlov, cited by BNR (Bulgarian National Radio). още »

Experts from “Nestle” liked the spring water in the Bulgarian town of Sopot for bottling. According the them the water has the necessary qualities being consumed by babies. The French experts claimed that in the nearest future they will present their intentions for concession of the spring.The spring water fountains in Sopot are 27 in total. Most of them are constructed in 18 and 19 century. още »

There is interest in the privatization of "Toplofikatsiya-Sofia". This is the opinion of the director of the Privatization Agency Todor Nikolov, cited by BNR.There is interest from serious firms in the energy field, despite the deteriorating condition of the company in the last years and the world financial crisis.Before deciding on the sale of the capital's central heating company, several steps must be taken. още »

The session on the Bulgarian stock exchange (BSE) is going on with big falls. The shares of banks, production enterprises, holdings are dropping down. The shares of “Kremikovtzi” collapsed to 80 EU cents per lot. Only the index of the companies with special investment aim BGREIT is going up during the Friday session. However, its success was due to fragile progress in the trade with only two companies and later the index also sunk. още »

The funds, which are to be given to Bulgaria by the EU for the viniculture-wine sector will not be acquired fast enough because of the lack of expert personnel. This is the opinion of Plamen Molov, Chair of the National viniculture-wine chamber, cited by BNR (Bulgarian National Radio).For a term of 7 years, 166 million Euro will be given to the viniculture-wine sector. още »