The price of natural gas will increase by 11,79% on January 1 2009. This has been planned by the State commission for energy and water regulation.If this plan becomes effective, the raw material will increase in price from 538,66 levs /1000 cubic meters (without VAT) to 602,17 levs/1000 cubic meters (without VAT).The final decision will be taken by the regulator next week after the open session for review of the report of the work group and a hearing of the arguments of "Bulgargaz" EAD. още »

Over 50 percent of the entrepreneurs in Bulgaria report that 2008 was successful for the business. Most of the entrepreneurs concur on the opinion that despite the economic crisis, the elapsing year was closer to successful.These are the results of a survey research of the Commerce chamber, cited by BNR.This was carried out among the big and small entrepreneurs from all sectors of the economy in the entire country. още »

Bulgaria is last in the European Union on productivity. This is the result of a report of the World Bank for the investment climate, presented to students and teachers from the University of insurance and finances in Sofia.The study shows that generally the investment climate is favorable, regarding the macroeconomic situation, low taxes, acceptable labor legislation, and improved access to financing. още »

In the next year "Gazprom" will reduce the price of natural gas for Bulgaria by 35-40% according to the current situation, BNR reported. This was announced by the spokesman of the Russian gas company Sergey Kupriyanov.The delegation of the company is on an unofficial meeting in our country."As you know the price of gas is connected to the price of petrol products. още »

A real panic has spread all over a big part of hotel owners, owners of restaurants and tour operators, working in the tourist complex Sunny Beach. The in-advance reservations for Summer 2009 are several times lower than the previous season, while the interest as a whole from abroad for a vacation in the resort has drastically decreased.The reason for this downturn is the lack of interest and the wariness of a vacation abroad on the part of West European clients. още »

This was announced by Deputy-Chair of the State agency on tourism Hristo Hristov in front of participants in a discussion for the development of the industry. According to Hristov, cited by Radio Plovdiv, another barrier is the restricted budget of the agency, which does not give opportunity to Bulgaria to advertise itself in a way which attracts tourists from all over the world. още »

The Commission for consumer protection imposed a property sanction for the amount of 100 000 levs "Orgahim" AD Ruse, for a second promotional game, the Commission announces.The case has been started in connection with a promotion, organized in a "Orgahim"  firm store in Burgas.Participation in the game requires a purchase of any firm product from the commercial property and gives a chance to employees to win two mopeds Peugeot. още »

NDSV insists on an emergency and radical reduction of the price of telephone calls of mobile operators. The fact that in Bulgaria, which is the poorest country in the European Union, telephone calls are the most expensive, according to the deputies from NDSV is a discrimination.We insist that Bulgarians are equal to all Europeans regarding telephone services, Marina Dikova said. още »

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