http://www.bgnewsnet.com/ The latest bulgarian news online in English. The shortest cut to the heart of the Balkans. Section: Business. en Copyright 2002-2004, Bulgarian News Network (BNN) Mon, 16 Jan 2012 09:52:57 +0200 comment@bgnewsnet.com webmaster@bgnewsnet.com http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=24559 Bulgaria's energy system was under strain as some 3,000 workers in the country's main coal mine went on strike for indefinite time on Sunday over a pay dispute with the management. Sun, 15 Jan 2012 23:03:05 +0200 http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=24542 Bulgaria on Wednesday firmly opposed ideas that a draft agreement on tighter fiscal discipline and economic co-ordination in the EU should entail co-ordination of the different member states' taxation policies. Thu, 12 Jan 2012 04:53:14 +0200 http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=24541 Thu, 12 Jan 2012 03:57:43 +0200 http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=24532 The head of Bulgaria's Industrial Association Bozhidar Danev on Monday said soaring corporate debt was threatening the stability of the country's banking system. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:58:35 +0200 http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=24530 Bulgaria's January-November 2011 foreign trade deficit narrowed to leva (BGN) 4.8 billion from BGN6.3 billion in the same period a year earlier, the National Statistics Institute (NSI) reported on Monday. Mon, 09 Jan 2012 17:14:22 +0200 http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=24524 It has become known that the French journalists from the international epizootic information bureau have information that Georgia is carrying out research on invention of different new viruses on its territory. It's being done under the cover of realizat Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:04:58 +0300 http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=24518 Bulgaria's economy will contract by 2% next year compared to a 6.3% contraction this year, finance minister Simeon Djankov said as quoted by the media on Monday. Mon, 12 Oct 2009 12:14:57 +0300 http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=24510 Bulgaria's budget deficit contracted to leva (BGN) 105 million in August from BGN 565 million in July due to belt-tightening measures enforced by the new government, finance minister Simeon Djankov said Tuesady. Tue, 08 Sep 2009 20:10:58 +0300 http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=24503 Bulgaria's minister of finance Simeon Djankov expects the country to emerge from the economic crisis next April and is planning to cut its 20% flat-rate value added tax (VAT) to 16% between 2011 and 2013. Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:00:50 +0300 http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=24502 Bulgaria expects to reverse current recession and be back to economic growth in 2011, a finance ministry forecast said Wednesday. Wed, 02 Sep 2009 11:20:36 +0300 http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=24490 The number of real estate deals struck in Bulgaria during the first half of 2009 has declined 42% compared to the same period of the previous year, Raiffeisen Properties reports, quoted by Novinite Dnes daily on Tuesday. Tue, 04 Aug 2009 10:22:12 +0300 http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=24482 Exports through Bulgaria's ports along the Danube river ports fell by 55% during the first half of 2009 compared to the same period of the previous year, data released by the Regional Customs Agency in Ruse revealed Sunday. Mon, 03 Aug 2009 07:32:16 +0300 http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=24463 Bulgaria's new government was expected Wednesday to start its four-year term of office with a discussion how to cut budget spending by the equivalent of 1 billion euros and forestall a fiscal gap in the end of the year. Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:40:52 +0300 http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=24456 North European investment fund EQT V ltd. will acquire the shares of Bulgarian cable operator market leader Evrokom Kabel, after the Commission for Protection of Competition approved the deal Tuesday. Tue, 28 Jul 2009 11:10:26 +0300 http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=24440 Every Bulgarian blogger who receives money for advertising on his web page will have to pay taxes and social insurance, 24 Chasa daily reports Saturday, citing instructions from the National Revenue Agency. Sat, 25 Jul 2009 10:53:14 +0300 http://www.bgnewsnet.com/story.php?lang=en&sid=24434 Japan's JCR reconfirmed Bulgaria's credit ratings of BBB for loans in foreign currency and BBB+ for ones in domestic currency, the Ministry of Finance reported Friday. Fri, 24 Jul 2009 15:00:45 +0300