FOREIGN INVESTMENTS OVER USD 1 MILLION
(as of December 1998)
Source: Bulgarian Foreign Investment Agency
INVESTOR |
COUNTRY |
SECTOR |
BULGARIAN PARTNER |
YEAR |
VOLUME |
| EBRD | International | 94-98 |
190 000 000 |
||
| SOLVAY | BELGIUM | chemical industry | SODI DEVNYA | 97,98 |
184 000 000 |
| UNION MINIERE | BELGIUM | copper smelter | MDK PIRDOP | 97,98 |
103 700 000 |
| SHELL OVERSEAS HOLDINGS | UK | trade | SHELL BULGARIA | 94-98 |
77 655 000 |
| WILLI BETZ | GERMANY, SPAIN | transport | SOMAT | 94-98 |
64 784 880 |
| HEIDELBERGER ZEMENT | GERMANY | cement industry | ZLATNA PANEGA GRANATOID |
97 97 |
53 500 000 |
| IVAN ZOGRAFSKI | GERMANY | tourism | HOTEL INTERCONTINENTAL | 94 |
53 095 090 |
| AMERICAN STANDARD | USA | industry | IDEAL STANDARD VIDIMA IDEAL |
93-98 |
52 133 780 |
| EASTSTARCH | NETHERLANDS | food industry | AMYLUM | 96 |
46 000 000 |
| DAEWOO CORPORATION | KOREA | hotel, office building | SHERATON SOFIA BALKAN INTERPRED |
96 97 |
42 300 000 |
| BREWINVEST | GREECE | food industry | ZAGORKA | 95 |
40 375 635 |
| KLARINA HOLDING | LUXEMBOURG | food industry | SOFIA BEVERAGE COMPANY COCA COLA BOTLERS BENAX PLEVEN BOTLING COMPANY PLOVDIV BOTLING COMPANY TARGOVISHTE BOTLING COMPANY BOURGASS BOTLING COMPANY |
93 94 95 96 97 97 97 |
38 556 371 |
| ALICO/CEH | CYPRUS | finance | POSTENSKA BANKA | 98 |
38 000 000 |
| HOLDERBANK | SWITZERLAND | cement industry | BELOIZVORSKI ZEMENT | 97 |
32 500 000 |
| CEMENT FRANCAIS | FRANCE | cement industry | DEVNYA CEMENT | 98 |
29 855 000 |
| METRO | GERMANY | trade | METRO BULGARIA | 98 |
27 000 000 |
| WESTDEUTSCHE ALLGEMEINE ZEITUNG | GERMANY | newspaper | PRESSGROUP 168 HOURS | 97 |
20 423 500 |
| BARECK OVERSEAS LTD. | CYPRUS | glass | DRUZHBA JSCO.-PLOVDIV | 98 |
20 000 000 |
| LUXCRAFT | UK | food industry | STORKO | 95, 96 |
19 125 714 |
| SPARKY TRADING | GERMANY | electro industry, machinebuilding |
ELTOS AGROMASHINA |
96, 97 |
18 500 000 |
| CABLE AND WIRELESS | UK | telecommunications | RADIO-TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANY
PLOVDIV RADIO-TELECOMMUNICATION COMPANY SOFIA |
92 93 97 |
17 945 093 |
| NAVAN BULGARIAN MINING | IRELAND | mining | BIMAK | 95 |
16 947 653 |
| REGENT PACIFIC GROUP | UK | trade | ZUM SOFIA | 98 |
16 678 000 |
| EASTERN MARKET TELECOM FUND LTD | BAHAMAS | telecommunication | MOBILTEL AD | 98 |
16 496 000 |
| McDONALDS | USA | food industry | MCDONALDS BULGARIA | 96 |
15 700 000 |
| SEABORD OVERSEAS | USA | vine prod. | VINPROM RUSSE | 98 |
15 000 000 |
| RAIFFEISEN BANK | AUSTRIA | finance | RAIFFEISEN BANK BULGARIA BANK OF AGRICULTURAL CREDIT |
94 |
14 100 188 |
| CS FIRST BOSTON LTD | UK | finance | 96 |
13 791 360 |
|
| G. FOGELSTETTER | AUSTRIA | trade | METALEX | 92 |
12 756 592 |
| INTERLICHTER | HUNGARY | transport | INTERLICHTER | 92 |
12 262 355 |
| SOFTBUL INVESTMENT LTD | CYPRUS | food industry | PLEVEN BOTLING COMPANY TARGOVISHTE BOTLING COMPANY BOURGASS BOTLING COMPANY |
97 97 97 |
12 226 345 |
| KRAFT FOODS INTERNATIONAL | USA | food industry | KRAFT JACOBS SUCHARD BULGARIA | 94-96 |
12 052 000 |
| KUDRETMEHDY ADGAR | TURKEY | hotel | NOVOTEL EUROPA | 98 |
12 050 000 |
| KERAMIK HOLDING | SWITZERLAND | building materials | FAYANS KASPICHAN | 96 |
11 040 000 |
| NESTLE | SWITZERLAND | food industry | NESTLE SOFIA | 95,96 |
10 630 000 |
| INTERBREW | BELGIUM | food industry | BOURGASSKO PIVO KAMENITSA PLOVDIV |
95 96 |
10 292 565 |
| KNAUF | AUSTRIA | building materials | KNAUF GIPSFAZER | 97 |
10 225 000 |
| BEARING BROTHERS LTD | UK | finance | 96, 97 |
10 051 637 |
|
| BULGARIAN RUSSIAN INVESTMENT BANK | RUSSIA | finance | BULGARIAN RUSSIAN INVESTMENT BANK | 95 |
9 259 259 |
| WHITEBEAM HOLDINGS LTD | INTERNATIONAL | chemical industry | ORGAHIM-ROUSSE | 98 |
8 900 000 |
| BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS | FRANCE | finance | BNP DREZDNER BANK BULGARIA | 95 |
8 600 000 |
| DREZDNER BANK | GERMANY | finance | BNP DREZDNER BANK BULGARIA | 95 |
8 600 000 |
| TKM FRUIT AND JUICE | GREECE | food industry | VITAMINA | 96 |
8 550 000 |
| ISOLA BULGARIAN INVESTMENT | CYPRUS | finance | 95- 97 |
8 188 011 |
|
| VNESHEKONOMBANK | RUSSIA | finance | CORPORATIVE TRADE BANK | 96 |
7 800 000 |
| WORLD TRADE COMPANY | USA | hotel | SOFIA HOTEL | 98 |
7 100 000 |
| ROLLMANN | GERMANY | clothing | PIRINTEX | 96,97 |
7 060 000 |
| KLOCKNER & CO AG | GERMANY | trade | Metalsnab Holding | 98 |
6 700 000 |
| BROADHURST INVESTMENT LTD | SYPRUS | finance | 96 |
6 504 206 |
|
| THRACE PAPER MILL | GREECE | paper prod. | KMH BELOVO | 97 |
6 392 000 |
| PROGRESS FINANCE CORPORATION | CYPRUS | finance | 96 |
6 314 331 |
|
| STAMBOULI ENTERPRISES | CYPRUS | trade, textile | STAMBOULI-BULGARIA | 96,97 |
6 100 000 |
| DANONE | FRANCE | food industry | DANONE SERDIKA | 94-96 |
5 802 687 |
| BULGARIAN AMERICAN ENTERPRISE FUND | USA | finance | FESTINVEST BULG. AMERICAN CREDIT BANK bIL STORKS |
93, 94, 95, 96 |
5 668 561 |
| TC ZIRAAT BANK | TURKEY | finance | 98 |
5 560 000 |
|
| DELTA | GREECE | food industry | DELVI T DELVI P VITALAKT AD |
93-96, 97 97 |
5 552 352 |
| CHIPITA INTERNATIONAL | GREECE | food industry | CHIPITA-BULGARIA | 95-97 |
5 551 820 |
| HELIAN COMMODITIES | NETHERLANDS | food industry | KAMBANA BOURGASS | 97 |
5 500 000 |
| ALEXANDER PAVLOVICH LYAH | RUSSIA | trade | 22 ND JULY | 95 |
5 475 183 |
| DTS | USA | trade | SUPERABRAZIV | 95 |
5 307 248 |
| ERLTON FUND Ltd. | IRELAND | essential oils | BULGARSKA ROSA SEVTOPOLIS | 97 |
5 210 000 |
| EUROPAC | AUSTRIA | paper | RULON ISKAR | 98 |
5 046 000 |
| PLANZEE TIZIT | AUSTRIA | instruments | INSTRUMENT | 96 |
5 041 000 |
| ATUSA | SPAIN | industry | BERG MONTANA FITINGI BULGARIA | 96,97 |
5 000 000 |
| INTERINVESTMENTS CORPORATION | USA | trade | BUHAL | 97 |
5 000 000 |
| EUROTECH | USA | industry | PIRINSKA MOURA | 95 |
4 845 851 |
| SIEMENS | GERMANY | electronics | DIGIKOM | 94-97 |
4 780 590 |
| BANQUE NATIONALE DE PARIS | FRANCE | tourism | ALBENA | 97 |
4 595 748 |
| ROSNEFT | RUSSIA | trade | ROSBULNEFT | 96,97 |
4 420 500 |
| HYUNDAI | KOREA | electronics | ELPROM TRAFO | 97 |
4 200 000 |
| GLASINVEST LTD | CYPRUS | glas industry | STIND | 97 |
4 050 000 |
| LONDON INVESTMENT PARTNERS LTD | UK | finance | UNION BANK | 97 |
3 947 049 |
| YTONG HOLDING | GERMANY | building materials | ITONG BULGARIA | 94 |
3 790 586 |
| GIBU | ITALY | building materials | ESKOS DOGRAMA | 94 |
3 772 667 |
| KOMKO HOLDING | SWITZERLAND | trade | KOMKO TRADING BULGARIA EVROLOGISTIC |
93 |
3 712 819 |
| INTRACOM | GREECE | telecommunication | BULFON | 95-97 |
3 583 000 |
| HUGO PHOE | GERMANY | trade | MOTO PHOE | 94 |
3 446 372 |
| UKOS FINCONSULT | CYPRUS | trade | UKOS PETROLEUM BULGARIA | 96 |
3 428 571 |
| HELIAN COMMODITIES | NETHERLANDS | food industry | PRIMA M | 98 |
3 315 000 |
| CRONOSPAN | CZECH REPUBLIC | industry | BULES | 97 |
3 200 300 |
| KAINDL CRONOSPAN | AUSTRIA | trade | BULES | 97 |
3 200 000 |
| IONIAN BANK | GREECE | finance | IONIAN BANK | 95 |
3 004 356 |
| CONSORTIUM FRANCE IRELAND | FRANCE | refrigerator | MRAZ | 96 |
3 000 000 |
| CARESBACK | USA | finance | CARESBACK BULGARIA | 95 |
2 757 723 |
| ABB | GERMANY | electrical industry | AVANGARD, ACEA BROWN BOVERI, ABB ELEKTROIMPEX |
94-98 |
2 596 043 |
| CARGIL FINANCIAL MARKETS | UK | finance | 96 |
2 500 000 |
|
| MAILER | GERMANY | industry | MAILER LACH | 95 |
2 441 892 |
| POLIHROM | POLIHROM | 97 |
2 373 433 |
||
| SWEDISH MATCH | SWEDEN | prod. of safety-match | PLAM-BULGARSKI KIBRIT | 97 |
2 350 000 |
| TETRA INTERNATIONAL | LUXEMBOURG | finance | 95 |
2 330 000 |
|
| RWE ENTZORGUNG | CZECH REPUBLIC | trade | REB RWE ENTZORGUNG BULGARIA | 95 |
2 328 628 |
| BONARKO LTD | CYPRUS | finance | 96 |
2 161 134 |
|
| ISIKLAR HOLDING | TURKEY | paper | TZELHART-STAMBOLISKI | 98 |
2 100 000 |
| BULGARLIZING | SWITZERLAND | industry | INKOMS | 96 |
2 003 000 |
| DEMEX BERATUNGS | LICHTENSTEIN | finance | 97 |
2 000 000 |
|
| NOVAC CORP. | JAPAN | textile | SVOBODA ED | 97 |
1 900 000 |
| GLOBAL ONE HOLDING | NETHERLAND | telecommunication | GUKIS OOD | 93-97 |
1 817 286 |
| MESER GRIISHAM | GERMANY | industry | MG HIMKO GAZ | 96 |
1 728 330 |
| UNIBUL WINES | UK | food industry | VINPROM-POPOVO OOD | 97 |
1 645 000 |
| ILIAS EVSTRATIO KATSIYANIS | GREECE | KOLIS | 93 |
1 640 965 |
|
| M + M MILITSER INTERNATIONAL | SWITZERLAND | M + M MILITSER BG | 93 |
1 603 120 |
|
| KONTRAKO | USA | ILINDEN | 95 |
1 587 582 |
|
| VAE | AUSTRIA | transport | BULGARIAN RAILROADS | 96 |
1 500 000 |
| CLASMAN ENTERPRISES | CYPRUS | hotel | HOTEL LONGOZA | 98 |
1 496 200 |
| PRAMET BULGARIA | CZECH REPUBLIC | industry | FEROMAGNIT | 96 |
1 487 000 |
| EAGLE | USA | industry | ORIGINAL | 95 |
1 479 170 |
| PARMAN CAPITAL INVETMENTS | USA | finance | INTERNATIONAL BANK FOR INVETSMENT AND DEVELOPMENT | 93 |
1 443 526 |
| GAO GUANFU | INDIA | ZHON TAJ | 95 |
1 400 000 |
|
| RAO GAZPROM | RUSSIA | industry | TOPENERGY OVERGAZ |
96 |
1 366 666 |
| FIN METAL | TURKEY | food industry | SHUMENSKO PIVO | 98 |
1 325 000 |
| NADODZHANSKIE OILREFINING PLANTS | POLAND | industry | MK OLIVIA | 97 |
1 300 000 |
| GLOTRACO LTD | CYPRUS | hotel | GLARUS | 98 |
1 298 000 |
| ALKO | trade | GAMZA 1922 | 97 |
1 240 030 |
|
| KOSTRA DEVELOPMENT | ISRAEL | industry | ELPROM NAJDEN GEROV | 96 |
1 237 000 |
| BRITISH GAZ EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION | UK | mining | COMMITTEE ON GEOLOGY AND MINERAL RESOURCES | 93 |
1 135 603 |
| NOREKOM GMBH | GERMANY | paper | VELPA-91 | 98 |
1 121 374 |
| NOREKOM GMBH | GERMANY | paper industry | VELPA-91, STRAJITZA | 98 |
1 121 374 |
| GOODYS | GREECE | restaurant | GOODYS | 97 |
1 100 000 |
| WELDE | AUSTRIA | industry | LESOPLAST | 97 |
1 100 000 |
| SANOVO FOODS | DENMARK | TRUDOVA | 97 |
1 071 991 |
|
| BULFARM | LIBERIA | trade | BULFARM | 94 |
1 043 773 |
| BIRD FINANCE | LIBERIA | trade | BIRD FINANCE | 94 |
1 013 847 |
| OZIRIS SHIPPING | LIBERIA | trade | OZIRIS SHIPPING | 94 |
1 013 847 |
| K + A VOLEY OVERSEAS LTD | CYPRUS | trade | 97 |
1 002 223 |
|
| ADUT-ADOX SKALICA | SLOVAKIA | paper prod. | ZKO HADJI DIMITAR, SVOGE | 97 |
1 000 000 |
| BOSTON HOLDING LTD | UK | finance | 96 |
1 000 000 |