Sofia municipality has negotiated the conditions for a loan of 105 million Euro with the European investment bank for the construction of two sectors of the Sofia subway. This was announced by the deputy mayor responsible for the budget and finances Minko Gerdzhikov to the advisors from the commission on transport infrastructure in the Sofia Municipal Council. още »

Bulgarian companies have supplied illegally the German market with hundreds of tones of old rabbit and chicken meat and thus have gotten millions from the EU funds. This says a report, broadcast by the German television ZDF, informs BNR. The meat was imported in Bulgaria from China where it had been processed with antibiotics and harmful chemicals. In the Bulgarian companies the meat was re-labeled with Argentine being pointed out as the country exporter of the meat. още »

Companies from Bulgaria and Romania want to move to Serbia. About 20 companies have shown interest in the last week in moving their production to Serbia, claimed the director of the Agency for foreign investment and export promotion Vesna Peric.According to her estimates this is a consequence of the global economic crisis. The biggest interest of the foreign investors is in the field of the automobile industry and the production of accumulators. още »

The necessary requirements for protection of the environment will be met in the construction of the pipeline Burgas-Alexandroupolis. This was announced by representatives of the international construction company "Trans-Balkan Pipeline", which will be in charge of the construction of the facility and its exploitation.The manager of the Greek part of the project Hristos Dimas pointed out that the work on the technical-economic motivation of the project must end in the summer of 2009, BTA reported. още »

The inflation in Bulgaria in October is 10.9% on an annual basis, informed the National statistic institute.In the period January – October 2008 compared to the same period last year the inflation reached 13.2%.The index of the consumer prices for October 2008 compared to September 2008 is 100.5% and the inflation is 0.5%. The harmonized index of the consumer prices for Bulgaria for October 2008 compared to the previous month is 100. още »

The total amount of the approved projects for financing on the Operative programme "Administrative capacity" (OPAC) from Sofia and the region is 77 972 241,05 levs. This was announced by the Ministry of state administration. 18 246 000 of them have been transferred to the accounts of the beneficiaries. These are non-governmental organizations, government institutions and organs of the judicial authority, Darik announces. още »

The market share of "Bulgartabac" is over 65%, Emil Dimitrov, chair of the Association of sellers and producers of tobacco and tobacco products at a press conference, a journalist of "Focus" agency reported. In the competition, Bulgarian tobacco production is vital and is able to compete, Dimitrov said. According to a survey carried out by MBMD, "Bulgartabac" has a market presence in 65. още »

The Bulgarian state loses around 75 million euro from unpaid excise on the imported smuggled cigarettes, announced for BTA the Association of the producers and traders of tobacco and tobacco goods, informs dnevnik.bg.According to Emil Dimitrov, chairman of the Association the closure of the duty-free shops has a favourable effect on the market and the quantities of the legally sold cigarettes have increased. още »

The assets of universal and voluntary pension funds, in which over 3,5 million Bulgarians make installments, have decreased in value as a result of the financial crisis. This was confirmed by the manager of the National Insurance Institute Yordan Hristoskov, cited by BNR.He allayed fears saying that the situation is not unusual and people are not losing their money, because after the crisis goes away the assets will restore their value. още »