Sun, Nov 22 2009

Is industry showing the first signs of the green shoots of recovery?
The ranking revealed that asset sales and non-core operations remain the most favourite activities of some Bulgarian managers.
Notwithstanding Government reassurances about Bulgaria's financial stability and that it will not sustain severe shocks from the global financial crisis, a number of voices are warning that unemployment will worsen, while firms in some sectors have already laid off employees. In a November 24 2008 interview with Bulgarian National Radio (BNR), Bulgarian Industrial Association president Bozhidar Danev forecast double-digit unemployment in 2009.
Strong public opposition to price hikes prompted Prime Minister Boiko Borissov to axe the Finance Ministry proposal to increase the excise duty on spirits, but MPs have put it back on the agenda.
Bulgaria’s Cabinet seeks to reverse recent changes in the telecommunications sector
Kremikovtzi’s prospects for a recovery plan appear increasingly distant
Bulgarians are getting the hang of debit and credit cards, MasterCard says
The two telecoms, both set up to challenge former fixed-line state monopoly BTC, will merge operations and expect to report 20 million euro in revenue and a gross profit of five million euro in 2010.
How does that one work?? reduced income, large losses but company value increases when everyone else is reduced?? What do they know that we dont??