Business and the government must work together, in order to manage the economy in a way that will benefit the entire society. This was announced in an interview for EBF by the new Executive Director of the International forum of business leaders Adam Leech. Asked to comment on the suspension of European funds by the EC, days ago, Leech pointed out that Bulgarians have the right to a better management and it is very important that the measures taken by the EU are viewed as an opportunity for an increase of the living standard of people. още »

The richest Bulgarian, according to the ranking of the Polish magazine “Vprost” Hristo Kovachki faces problems not only in Bulgaria. After investigations for tax crimes were started against him, now the Serbian media inform that his business there has problems and the employees in his companies do not receive their salaries.In an article of the electronic journal “Press Online” 10 companies are being named, which were acquired by the businessman after privatization deals. още »

The project for Energy strategy of Bulgaria till 2020 is already published on the website of the ministry of economy and energy (www.mee.government.bg), informed the press center of the institution. The obligatory according to the law environmental assessment of the strategy is yet to be prepared. The strategy envisages improvement of the energy efficiency and use of cleaner energy. още »

I hope that the "Kremikovtzi" wound will start to heal soon. This was announced in the morning block of BNT by Economy Minister Petar Dimitrov.He announced that currently there are 5 investors, interested in the factory.There is a big Brazilian investor, who wants to enter Europe.The other potential buyer is from Portugal. Ukraine is also interested. още »

A photovoltaic park with installed power of 1 Mwp was built by the Bulgarian enterprise “InterSol” in the regions of Paunovo village, Ihtiman municipality, informed the company investor. The solar facility is the biggest of its kind not only in Bulgaria but in Southeast Europe. The energy plant is situated at an area of 45 decares on which over 13 thousand slim thin layer amorphous – silicon solar modules, produced by Japanese company. още »

The countries from Eastern Europe as a whole will avoid the recession resulting from the world financial and economic crisis, a study of the Vienna institute for comparative analysis of the world economy (WIIW) shows, cited by France press. The region felt a substantial slowdown of the rate of economic growth because of the decrease of export, decrease of investment and the difficult access to credits, the institute warns. още »

A new cigarette brand "Armeec" enters the Bulgarian market. The executive director of the company "Slunce - Stara Zagora Tabak" AD Stefan Slavov presented the seven types of cigarettes, with which the brand enters the commercial network. A pack of "Armeec" cigarettes will cost 2,4 levs.The company has ambitions to have 4-5 percent market share by the end of the year. още »

The chairman of the committee for East European relations of the German economy criticized the decision of the European commission for suspension of the PHARE funds for Bulgaria, informed BNT. According to Klaus Mangold nobody benefits from this step. The German business conducted yesterday in Berlin forum devoted to Bulgaria in which prime minister Stanishev and deputy PM Meglena Plugchieva took part. още »

The Commission on competition protection fined Coca Cola with 500 thousand levs. Two property sanctions, respectively 300 000 and 200 000 levs, were imposed on "Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Company Bulgaria" AD Kostinbrod.The case is in connection with signals from several firms in the Dobrich region and an owner of a commercial store for the sale non-alcoholic beverages. още »