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Saab offers Bulgaria new Gripen jets for used F-16 price [Apr 16, 2010] Swedish company Saab has offered Bulgaria Gripen fighter jets at the price of second-hand US F-16 planes, Novinite reported, quoted by Antena 3. Daniel Boestad, Director of Saab International for Bulgaria, said the offer is favourable for Bulgaria because it saves money without compromising on quality. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Military Shrinks Weapon Deals over Money Shortage [Apr 06, 2010] Bulgaria s Defense Ministry intends to alter the scope of some its of weapon purchases because of a shortage of money, Defense Minister Angelov has announced. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria's Dental Tourism Flourishes Thanks to Crisis [Apr 05, 2010] Cheap drink, bargain flights, cut-price hotels and lucrative dental price lists have turned Bulgaria 's coast into foreigners' preferred destination to save their money. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Energy Minister: EUR 600 M Lost at Belene NPP Site (Novinite.com) [Mar 16, 2010] Bulgaria Energy Minister, Traicho Traikov, has announced that around EUR 600 M has been spent so far on the site of the Belene Nuclear Power Plant. Traikov said Tuesday that ?the money has been accounted for, but nothing has been done. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria worries about Greek banks leaving (AP via Yahoo! Finance) [Mar 01, 2010] Bulgaria is worried that Greek banks may pull out of the country, draining its economy of money and services, because of the debt crisis in Greece. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Government 'Won't Spend Any Money' on Belene NPP (Novinite.com) [Feb 26, 2010] Bulgaria Finance Minister, Simeon Djankov, was categorical Friday that he will not allow any money from the state budget to go towards the construction of the Belene Nuclear Power Plant. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Bids for Russian Loan to Keep Building Belene Nuclear Plant (Novinite.com) [Feb 16, 2010] Bulgaria?s government of PM Boyko Borisov would like to complete the Belene Nuclear Power Plant because a lot of money has been invested in the project so far. [via YahooNews] More >>

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-02-15 16:17 Bulgaria government bows out on hospital closures (Interactive Investor) [Feb 15, 2010] SOFIA, Feb 15 (Reuters) - Bulgaria's government on Monday delayed the planned closure of inefficient hospitals and pledged more money to the sector after growing public resistance to a painful healthcare overhaul. The decision came just days after the new centre-right government, elected last July, decided to put off indefinitely plans to increase the pension age after unions threatened ... [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Fails to Absorb European Union Funding (Novinite.com) [Feb 07, 2010] The Chair of the Bulgarian parliamentary commission on European affairs, Svetlin Tanchev, has announced that take-up of EU funding by Bulgaria in 2009 was extremely low, at 1,3% of all available money. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria PM Vows to Sack Tobacco Fund Leadership (Novinite.com) [Jan 28, 2010] Prime Minister, Boyko Borisov, promises to get more money for Bulgaria's angry tobacco growers. Photo by BGNES [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Breaks EU Fund Absorption Record in January (Novinite.com) [Jan 15, 2010] Bulgaria will absorb in January the record BGN 700 M in EU funds, the Finance Ministry announced Friday. The money for January is by 15% more compared to December 2009 and about 20 times more compared to January 2009. [via YahooNews] More >>

Avatar Topples Ice Age 3 as Biggest Money Spinning Film in Bulgaria (Novinite.com) [Jan 11, 2010] ?Avatar?, the science fiction epic film of Director James Cameron, has already become the most money spinning film in Bulgaria of all time. A couple of weeks after its premiere, Avatar has generated a revenue of BGN 3,059 M, breaking the record for film revenue in Bulgaria. [via YahooNews] More >>

Defense Minister: Bulgaria Frigate Won't Join Pirate Mission (Novinite.com) [Jan 06, 2010] Bulgaria Defense Minister Nikolay Mladenov has stated that the ?Drazki? (?Intrepid?) frigate will not be sent to the Gulf of Aden to participate in operations against Somali pirates due to a lack of money. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria FinMin: Magistrates' Spending Must Rely on Conscience (Novinite.com) [Jan 04, 2010] Bulgaria?s Finance Minister, Simeon Djankov,says the magistrates need to use their conscience to help them decide if they would use the money from the State subsidy for bonuses. [via YahooNews] More >>

Bulgaria Delays Outlawing of Property Cash Buys (Novinite.com) [Jan 03, 2010] There is hope that the new rules will help to reduce property fraud and money laundering, as well as ensuring that all fees and taxes owing to the state are paid. [via YahooNews] More >>