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Four Bidders Said to Eye Bulgaria's Vivacom [Jan 24, 2012] Telekom Austria, Turkey's Turkcell, the head of Bulgaria's Corporate Commercial Bank and Icelandic businessman Thor Bjorgolfsson are interested in the sale of Bulgaria's telecom Vivacom, local media reports say. The potential buyers of debt-laden Vivacom, heir to the state-owned Bulgarian Telecommunications Company (BTC), will be expected to submit bids in a month, but none of them has ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Corpbank Head Surprisingly Named Mr Economy, Triggers Scandal [Dec 01, 2011] A contest to pick the Bulgarian businessman with greatest contribution to the country's economy this year has triggered a fierce controversy after the head of Corporate Commercial Bank surprisingly grabbed the award. Tsvetan Vassilev is majority owner and chair of the Supervisory Board of Bulgaria's Corporate Commercial Bank, which holds nearly half of the money of strategic state-owned ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Govt Adamant, to Appeal Plovdiv Fair Ownership Ruling [Jul 13, 2011] Bulgaria's Cabinet has declared firmly it will take the case for the ownership of the Plovdiv International Fair to the highest court of appeals, after the Plovdiv Appellate Court restored the company to businessman Georgi Gergov. On Tuesday, the Plovdiv Appellate Court overturned the ruling of the Plovdiv Regional Court to annul the two increases of the capital of the Plovdiv International Fair ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's 'Octopus' Launches Presidential Bid [Jan 10, 2011] Former special agent of Bulgaria's DANS and controversial businessman, Aleksei Petrov, is confirming his political ambitions and presidential bid. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's 'Minister of Fun" No Longer Jolly [Oct 13, 2010] The notorious businessman from the town of Svilengrad in southern Bulgaria, Pavlin Parishev, says he no longer has as much money as others believe. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria: 6 convicted over EU funds misuse [Jun 30, 2010] SOFIA, Bulgaria - A Bulgarian court has convicted a local businessman of embezzling 7.5 million ($9.2 million) in European Union funds. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria sentences businessman for fraud with EU funds [Jun 30, 2010] Sofia - A court in corruption-plagued Bulgaria on Wednesday sentenced a businessman to 12 years in prison for fraud involving assistance funds from the European Union.... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex Deputy Interior Minister Acquitted on Bribery Charges [Jun 30, 2010] Sofia City Court has acquitted Bulgaria's former Deputy Interior Minister Raif Mustafa and the businessman Rosen Marinov, after the Prosecution's Office has asked for 10 years imprisonment for each on bribery charges. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Ex Deputy Interior Minister Acquitted on Bribery Charges [Jun 30, 2010] Sofia City Court has acquitted Bulgaria's former Deputy Interior Minister Raif Mustafa and the businessman Rosen Marinov , after the Prosecution's Office has asked for 10 years imprisonment for each on bribe ry charges. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Privatization Agency with New Supervisory Board [May 21, 2010] Bulgarias Parliament appointed Friday a new seven-member supervisory board of the newly reshaped State Privatization Agency. The new members include Deputy Mayor of Sofia Yuliya Nenkova, city councilor Orlin Ivanov, and businessman Mihail Vladov, all of them nominated by the ruling GERB party. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM 'Blames' Journalists for Budget Deficit [May 15, 2010] Upon returning from his visit to the city of Pleven, Bulgarias PM, Boyko Borisov (center) won a game of tennis against businessman Nikolay Gigov and journalist Sasho Yovkov as part of the amateur tournament The Cup of the Group. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria with Notable Participation in Hillary Clinton's AJC Dinner [Apr 30, 2010] (L-R) AJC Director David Harris, Bulgarian MEP Antoniya Parvanova, and Maxim Behar, businessman, PR expert and member of the Supreme Jewish Council in Bulgaria, at the AJC dinner with Hillary Clinton in Washington, DC. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Alfa Finance Holding Sells Plovdiv Airport [Apr 09, 2010] Prominent Bulgarian businessman and President of the Confederation of Employers and Industrialists in Bulgaria (CEIBG), Ivo Prokopiev. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Defendant in Bulgaria Notorious SAPARD Case Accused of Witness Tempering (Novinite.com) [Jan 28, 2010] Bulgaria's murky businessman, Mario Nikolov, who is charged with draining SAPARD funds and money laundering, had pressured a witness to withdraw damaging testimony. [via YahooNews] More >>

Armored Car Blown up in Bulgaria Capital Sofia (Novinite.com) [Jan 12, 2010] An armored car was blown up in the Boyana Quarter of the Bulgarian capital Sofia late Tuesday night. The Audi was parked nearby a hotel owned by businessman Mladen Mutafchiyski who also owns several hotels along Bulgaria?s Black Sea coast, and trades with arms. [via YahooNews] More >>