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Bulgaria's 'Killers' Executed Elaborate Plans [Jul 27, 2010] People in Bulgaria have died in murders for hire against payment of just BGN 2 000 to the perpetrators, the head prosecutor in the probe codenamed Killers , Boyko Naydenov, informs. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria with Staggering Levels of Inter-Company Debts [Jun 16, 2010] Bulgarias inter-company debts amount to a staggering BGN 100 B, according to data of the private online information system DebtNet. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Beefs Up Security amid Lottery Craze [Jun 10, 2010] Bulgaria's police has strengthened security near lottery outlets across the country hours before the much-awaited draw, which will target a jackpot of nearly BGN 5 M. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgarias Fiscal Reserve Grows by BGN 200 M in April 2010 [May 12, 2010] Bulgaria's fiscal reserve amounted to about BGN 6.6 B at the end of April 2010, the Finance Ministry announced. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria to Miss Shanghai 2010 Expo, Expenses Too Big [Apr 27, 2010] Bulgarian Ministry of the Economy, Energy and Tourism has been unable to secure the promised BGN 4,685 M for Bulgaria's participation at the world Expo 2010 in Shanghai, China. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Based Insurance Company Premiums Drop by 5,9% [Apr 22, 2010] The premiums of the Bulgaria based insurance companies in 2009 have dropped by 5,9%, according to official data. The insurance policies sold in 2009 amount to an overall BGN 1,68 B, said Thursday Bulgarias Financial Supervision Commission (KFN). [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ethnic Turkish Leader Probed for Money Laundering [Apr 14, 2010] Bulgaria's Prosecutor's Office is probing the ethnic Turkish DPS party leader, Ahmed Dogan, over his BGN 1,5 M commission as a consultant on 4 Bulgarian hydroelectricity projects for the previous Three-Way coalition cabinet. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria 2009 Gross Domestic Product down 6% Y/Y [Apr 06, 2010] Bulgaria 's Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in the last quarter of 2009 is BGN 17.9 B or BGN 2 400 per person, data published by the National Statistics Institute (NSI) reveals. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria 2009 Gross Domestic Product down 6% Y/Y [Apr 06, 2010] Data from NSI shows that in December 2009, the average salary in Bulgaria is BGN 625 over 4% more than November and over 10% more year on year. File Photo [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Tax Revenue Plummets in Jan-Feb 2010 (Novinite.com) [Mar 18, 2010] Bulgaria?s tax revenue in the first two months of 2010 was BGN 600 M smaller than in the same period of 2009, announced the National Revenue Agency head, Krasimir Stefanov. [via YahooNews] More >>

EC Slaps Latest Fine on Bulgaria over Ex Cabinet Dealings (Novinite.com) [Mar 17, 2010] Bulgaria's Ministry of Agriculture has received a letter from the European Commission notifying about a sanction of the amount of BGN over 49 M that the country must pay. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Revenue Agency Probes Bring in BGN 24 M (Novinite.com) [Mar 09, 2010] Bulgaria's National Revenue Agency has collected an extra BGN 24 M as a result of its investigation of football clubs, pop stars and owners of expensive cars. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ex Coalition Cabinet Squandered BGN 1,2 B at End of Term (Novinite.com) [Mar 08, 2010] The previous cabinet of Bulgaria's so-called Three-Way Coalition approved and spent during the last 7 months of its term an additional BGN 1,2 B, the Council of Ministers informs. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM Orders Freeze of MPs Salaries (Novinite.com) [Mar 05, 2010] Bulgaria?s Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, says that in times of crisis the only morally right thing to do is to not give even one additional BGN to MPs and Ministers. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Budget Deficit Ups to BGN 500 M in Jan (Novinite.com) [Mar 02, 2010] Bulgaria's budget deficit in January almost equaled the gap for the entire 2009, but still remained lower than the initial forecasts of the new finance minister, official data showed on Tuesday. Bulgaria had a deficit of BGN 499 M in January versus BGN 498.9 M in 2009 as a whole. [via YahooNews] More >>

Humanic Enters Bulgaria with Stores in Sofia (Novinite.com) [Feb 25, 2010] Today Humanic is trading in shoes and stylish accessories and appears on the market in ten European countries. Photo by Humanic Humanic, an international chain of shoe stores, will open in March its first two shops in Bulgaria, offering shoes and bags and accessories priced from BGN 40 to BGN 200. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Ex Social Minister Appeals Bail Amount (Novinite.com) [Feb 24, 2010] Bulgaria?s former Minister of Labor and Social Policy, Emiliya Maslarova, says that her BGN 50 000 bail is too high and is being appealed by her attorneys. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Eases Ban on Property Cash Buys (Novinite.com) [Feb 19, 2010] New rules that envisage that all property transactions in Bulgaria must be carried out via bank transfer will not be applied to deals worth less than BGN 10,000. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria 'Dirty' Money Reaches BGN 5 B Annually (Novinite.com) [Feb 17, 2010] The annual revenues from illegal activities in Bulgaria amount to at least BGN 4 to 5 B, according to the latest research of the Center for the Study of Democracy. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria with BGN 0,5 B Monthly Budget Deficit in January (Novinite.com) [Feb 11, 2010] Bulgaria?s budget deficit for January 2010 amounted to BGN 495 M, Finance Minister Simeon Djankov announced. [via YahooNews] More >>