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The Director of the Association for Friendship Kurdistan – Bulgaria, Mr. Saad Taha visited BCCI and met with the Chamber’s President Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov. Information about the current economic situation in Iraqi Kurdistan was presented. Iraqi Kurdistan is an autonomous region of Iraq, but its economy has been largely affected by the post-war development of the country’s international relations. More than 12 000 companies from all over the world operate in...
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A classification of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) – Paris places our country next to Denmark, Sweden, Slovak Republic, Iceland and Hungary according to an Open Market Index, indicating trade openness. The aggregate rank of the selected countries was achieved by analyzing data according to four indicators: trade openness, trade policy regime, international capital inflows and infrastructure for trade. Final scores were grouped according to performance...
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The new representative in Bulgaria of the Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ms. Chuluuntsetseg Baldandorj visited BCCI. She was accompanied by Ochir Puntsagdash Ph.D., Minister-Counselor and Battur Sainbayar, Commercial Counselor at the Embassy of Mongolia. The President of BCCI Tsvetan Simeonov explained that cooperation with the Mongolian National Chamber of Commerce and Industry dates back to 1973. The joint initiatives are aimed at promoting trade relations...
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On 16th December 2011, the management of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry visited Children’s Home “St. Ivan Rilski” in Sofia for children deprived of parental care, between 3 and 7 years of age. The children from the Home received sweets on the occasion of the Christmas holidays. The children sang songs, recited poems and demonstrated dances mastered over the year. BCCI is a long-standing sponsor of the Children’s Home and brings joy to the...
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“Cooperation between BCCI and the Slovenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is excellent. The good results were proven by bilateral trade data, which mirror successful joint initiatives”, H.E. Ms. Darja Bavdaz Kuret, Ambassador of Slovenia said during a meeting with the President of BCCI Tsvetan Simeonov. Ambassador Kuret was informed about the expectations of Bulgarian businesses about the economic situation in the following year – growth of export, decrease...
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On 16 December 2011 at BCCI, the annual meeting of the Bulgarian – Saudi Business Council (BSBC) was held. The President of BCCI, Mr. Simeonov opened the meeting with gratitude to H.E. Saleh Al-Ghamdi, former Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Athens also responsible for Bulgaria. Ambassador Al-Ghamdi helped establish the Bulgarian – Saudi Business Council and assisted its successful work during its first year of existence. Mr. Nikolay Filipov,...
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- 16-12-2011
Because of the huge public interest expressed following the adoption of the amendments to the Labour Code by the National Assembly, which directly affect BCCI, we would like to clarify the following: The adoption of this text in the Labour Code on second reading in the Plenary Hall does not mean that all possible options to stop this decision have been exhausted. In the past few days, a resolution was adopted by the collective governing bodies of BCCI, which insist that all methods...
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Pernik Chamber of Commerce and Industry celebrated the 20th anniversary of its establishment. The Regional Governor Ivo Petrov, the President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Tsvetan Simeonov, the founder of Pernik CCI Georgi Chernev, representatives of the Construction Chamber, the labour unions and businessmen attended the event. The Regional Governor of Pernik Region greeted the Chamber on the occasion of its anniversary and wished both the Board of Directors and...
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- 15-12-2011
Why Discussion Club? Beata Papazova – Project Manager: There are four reasons for the establishment of the Discussion Club and even though I have to enumerate them, they are equally important. First of all, we are aware that unless we change public perception of the occurrences of the grey sector of economy, we will not achieve any success. It is a wide-known fact that society has been neglecting this problem and has been tolerating the grey sector, especially as far as labour...
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On 15 December 2011 at the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the annual meeting of members and management of the Bulgarian – Spanish Business Council was held. The President of BCCI Tsvetan Simeonov opened the meeting stressing the good cooperation between the Bulgarian – Spanish Business Council and the Commercial Office at the Embassy of the Kingdom of Spain. Mrs. Eva Povedano, Commercial and Economic Counselor at the Commercial Office of the Embassy of the...
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It is perfectly clear that the amendment to the Labour Code voted today on second reading, which introduces new requirements for national representativeness of employers’ organizations, is targeted at one particular organization – the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. It is a pity that a Party claiming to be democratic and in line with modern requirements, adopts such texts. We have presented all Members of Parliament with sufficient evidence that the proposed...
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The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Republic of Tajikistan signed Cooperation Agreement on 15th December. The President of BCCI Tsvetan Simeonov and the representative of CCI Tajikistan to our country Hushvaht Rahmihudoev agreed cooperation between the two chambers to start with an active exchange of information about trade, investments, tourism and other sectors of economy. Mr. Rahmihudoev explained that Tajikistan has...
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The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Tsvetan Simeonov met with the Co-Chairman of the Innovation Council with BCCI Yosif Avramov. Report on the activity of the Council since its establishment was presented and the plans for cooperation with innovative teams and companies willing to take part in the initiatives of the Council were discussed. On 11 May 2011, the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Bulgarian Academy of Science, Agricultural Academy, Technical...
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The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Tsvetan Simeonov participated in a Celebration of Japan, which took place in the National Trade and Banking High School on the occasion of the 15th anniversary since the establishment of cooperation with Japanese institutions. Students from the High School presented the results from their visits to Japan and demonstrated before H.E. Mr. Makoto Ito, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Japan in the Republic of Bulgaria,...
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“The efforts of the Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism to reduce the administrative burden on businesses have our full support, but more active work is needed in the other institutions as well”, said the President of BCCI Tsvetan Simeonov, who participated in the presentation of the project “Policy for reduction of administrative burden on business at European and national level”. The research ascertained over 1300 regimes for information, which are...
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Representatives of the Upper house of the Indonesian Parliament – the Senate, and members of the Board of Directors of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry held a meeting on 9 December 2011, at BCCI. BCCI’s President Tsvetan Simeonov made an overview of the state of Bulgarian economy, business relations and ties with the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Indonesia. He emphasized the excellent cooperation with the Embassy of Indonesia in Bulgaria and noted the...
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The need to introduce training in entrepreneurship in the initial stages of school training was discussed at a meeting between the President of BCCI, Tsvetan Simeonov and the Director of the National High School in Finance and Business, Ivan Arsov. The High School is descendent of the Sofia High School of Commerce for Boys, which was founded in 1913 with the initiative and financial support of the Sofia Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The high school has experience in forming...
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The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Tsvetan Simeonov greeted the participants in the “IT Manager of the Year” competition and bestowed Honorary Diplomas to the nominees in the category “Efficiency”. The prize was won by Mr. Milen Mihaylov, IT Director in Sopharma Trading AD., Mr. Georgy Komsiyski, IT Manager, Porsche BG and Dimitar Gramatikov, Director “IT and Services” in Coca Cola Hellenic Bottling Company AD. The...
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For the 19th consecutive year Eurochambres (the Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry) has conducted the “Eurochambres economic survey 2012” among 70 000 European companies. In Bulgaria, only the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry polls the opinions of businesses. Our country participates in the initiative for the 13th time. In October this year, BCCI surveyed the opinions of 586 companies - members of the Chamber, of which 371 (63%) work in industry and...
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In the Republic of South Africa there are over 100 companies owned by Bulgarian citizens, Mr. Paul Chelibashki, representative of the company “Аreana Importers” announced at a meeting at BCCI. The company imports and distributes Bulgarian car, home and office air-fresheners to the region of South Africa. For its 10-year presence in the South African market, the company has reached 30% market share. The good positions of Bulgarian businessmen in South Africa are prerequisite for...
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- 05-12-2011
The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Tsvetan Simeonov participated in a meeting of Bulgarian companies with a governmental delegation from Georgia, which is in Sofia on occasion of the latest meeting of the Intergovernmental Commission for Economic Cooperation. The meeting was opened by the Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism Traycho Traykov and the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia Vera Kobalia. Transport connections and proximity...
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The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry participated with its own stand at the annual Charity Bazaar organized by the International Women’s Club Sofia, which took place on Sunday in Inter Expo Center and Congress Center - Sofia. The President of BCCI Tsvetan Simeonov participated in the opening of the Bazaar together with the Patron of the initiative Mrs. Miglena Kuneva and the Mayor of Sofia Yordanka Fandakova. To its stand BCCI had invited its member-companies, which expressed...
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The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Tsvetan Simeonov participated in the opening of the trade exhibition “Made in Bulgaria” which this year takes place in Universiada Hall, Sofia. The organizers from Union “Made in Bulgaria”, Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and “Business center – Bulgaria” Ltd. put a start to the 17th edition (1995 – 2011) of the exhibition. “Bulgarians still believe that the quality...
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One third of Bulgarian companies are owned or managed by women, said the Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism Traycho Traykov in his opening speech to the forum on female entrepreneurship organized by the Bulgarian Association of Women Entrepreneurs and BPW Sofia. Among the official guests of the forum were H.E. Mrs. Judit Lang, Ambassador of Hungary to Bulgaria and winner of BCCI’s annual award for 2011 in the category “Ambassador”, and H.E. Mrs. Sheila Camerer,...
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Representatives of Bulgarian business were presented with the largest number of awards. The prize for highest results on alteration of sales revenue 2010/2009 was awarded to “Thracian Cliffs Golf and Spa Resort” EAD. The award for highest value of profit in BGN on 100 BGN equity in 2010 was received by “Oriflame Bulgaria” EOOD. “BG Agro” AD was awarded First place in the category “TOP 100 Companies, classified on maximum value of profit in BGN...
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For the 18th consecutive year the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry will bestow its Annual Awards for 2011. Traditionally, with its Annual Awards BCCI honours companies, regional chambers, sectorial organizations, diplomats and journalists. This year a new award has been added to distinguish a Commercial and Economic Office of Bulgarian diplomatic mission abroad for significant contribution to the development of bilateral trade, tourism, export and attracting foreign...
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At a meeting held at BCCI, the President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Tsvetan Simeonov and Magdalina Zlateva, National President and Nikolay Stoyanov, representative of Junior Chamber International, Bulgaria discussed future mutual initiatives of the two organizations. Following the good example of Junior Chamber International, young entrepreneurs in our country are seeking BCCI’s support for the organization of various trainings, contests and business events. It...
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At BCCI the latest meeting of the Club of Joint and Foreign Chambers in Bulgaria was held. The President of BCCI Tsvetan Simeonov discussed various topics with representatives of 9 other organizations working in support of businesses from Bulgaria and the respective foreign countries (Albania, Turkey, Romania, Great Britain, Slovenia, USA, Japan, Brazil, Saudi Arabia, etc.). The activities of the Innovation Council with BCCI, established in May 2011, were presented. Yosif...
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- 29-11-2011
The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) categorically opposes to the new criterion for representativeness of employers’ organizations proposed in the Draft Bill for Amendment and Supplement to the Labour Code, which sets the restriction for any organization applying for representativeness “not to be engaged in activities specifically assigned only to it by law or some enactment” (Art. 35, para 1, item 5 of the Labour Code). This provision is directed...
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The first official visit of the Charge d’affaires a.i. of the Embassy of Libya in Bulgaria Issa Ashur to a Bulgarian institution took place at BCCI. Ambassador Ashur met with the President of BCCI Tsvetan Simeonov. The Honorary Consul of Jordan to Bulgaria Dr. Hassan Barmaui was also present at the meeting. Tsvetan Simeonov presented his vision for wider economic cooperation with Libya, stressing that BCCI and our country support the democratic development of Libya, which is...
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The Chamber of Commerce and Industry – Stara Zagora celebrated the 20th anniversary of its establishment. Among the official guests were the President of BCCI Tsvetan Simeonov, MP Plamen Rusev who is a long-standing member of the employers’ organization, Charge d’affaires a.i. of the Embassy of Indonesia H.E. Pranovo Praviro Kosumo, representatives of the diplomatic corps in Bulgaria, the Chairman of the Municipal Council of Stara Zagora Emil Hristov and the Deputy Mayor...
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Association “Support for Debut” presented young talents at BCCI. The reenactment of a traditional crafts gathering included a demonstration of skills learned by the participants in the project “Artistic Crafts – Field for Expression of Young Talents” in the knitting, ceramics, embroidery, artistic leather and fur processing and carpet weaving workshops. At the presence of masters and guests, the young talents dressed in adapted national...
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The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry reported on the activities of the Association of Balkan Chambers /ABC/ at the Annual General Assembly of the Association, held in Sofia in the period 22 – 24 November 2011. As Chairman of ABC for 2011, the President of BCCI Tsvetan Simeonov made an overview of the work done during the year for his colleagues from the national chambers and unions of Greece, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Macedonia, Cyprus, Serbia, Turkey, and...
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The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry participated in the International Forum of Southeast Europe, held in Sofia on 24 and 25 November. He made a presentation during the round table discussion on “Successful business models and investment projects in a turbulent economic environment.” “BCCI as a business association with over 52 000 members, representing more than 100 sectorial organizations and 28 regional chambers of commerce, tries to...
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- 24-11-2011
At the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a Bulgarian – Chinese Business Forum was held with the participation of Chinese companies from Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. For the first time a business delegation from the region visits BCCI, which explains the huge interest to the forum. The President of BCCI pointed out that China is a longstanding and reliable business partner of Bulgaria, with potential for cooperation in various areas – from supporting...
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The President of the Employers' Group of the EESC, Mr. Henri Malosse, the vice president of BCCI Mr.Georgi Stoev, held a working breakfast meeting within Employers' Group members active in external relations and Ms Kristalina Georgieva, European Commissioner responsible for international cooperation, humanitarian aid and crisis response. The aim of the discussion was the strengthening of the cooperation between European businesses and EU international cooperation,...
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“Chambers still don’t believe that sufficient importance is attached to Vocational Education and Training. European academic institutes continue to receive funds, but we don’t see the equivalent in the VET environment. And where are the structures that are required by companies to increase the Europe-wide mobility of apprentices? Such structures might work nationally, but we need them at European level. Otherwise, Erasmus will remain for some and not for all”,...
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Another information day was held under the project “Increasing public intolerance to informal economy in labour and social security relations and preventive actions for its restriction”. The project is implemented with the financial support of Operational Programme “Human Resources Development”, co-financed by the European Social Fund of the European Union. Mr. Ivan Neikov, Chairman of the Balkan Institute for Labour and Social Policy (BILSP) presented the measures and...
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The economic situation in Bulgaria, Germany and the European Union in general was discussed. Support to the efforts of the two countries to increase competitiveness through more investments in education, research, infrastructure and less subsidies was expressed. The parties shared a common position on the fundamental role of fiscal discipline for the prosperity of united Europe. Important topics for our country, such as Budget 2012, the pension reform and the new criteria for...
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On 21 November, at BCCI a round table “Through Innovation towards Sustainable Development” was held jointly with “Personal Consult” - “Funds, Programmes, Projects” Magazine. The discussion was opened by the Vice-President of BCCI, Mr. Georgi Stoev and Mr. Yosif Avramov, member of the Board of Directors of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Co-Chairman of the Bureau of the Innovation Council with BCCI. Representatives of the Patent...
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The Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Vratsa celebrated the 20th anniversary of its establishment. At present, the Chamber is developing over 10 projects, while over 100 projects were completed for the entire period. Annually the Chamber provides support and assistance to an average of 850 companies in the region. The Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Vratsa was registered on 19th November 1991. Among its founders were Ivo Vladimirov – the first President of the Chamber until...
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The President of BCCI Tsvetan Simeonov and the Executive Director of Vratsa Chamber of Commerce and Industry Iliyana Filipova met with the Mayor of Vratsa Municipality Eng. Nikolay Ivanov and the Secretary General of the Municipality, Ivan Zhekov. Mr. Simeonov presented the services which BCCI provides to businesses and underlined the constant striving to improve them and adapt them to the dynamically changing economic environment. With regard to the 20th anniversary of...
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For the past several months BCCI implemented a number of projects in the field of innovation. One of the projects which raised great expectations, but still hasn’t started realizing its full potential, is the setting up of a Council on scientific innovations with the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov said in his welcoming remarks to the participants in the International Conference “Industry and innovation 2011”. The forum was organized...
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On 16 November 2011, the Manager of the CEFTA-DIHK Project Edward Schwarz visited BCCI and met with its President Tsvetan Simeonov. Joint activities were discussed under the project of which BCCI is a partner. The project unites the chambers of commerce and industry of the CEFTA countries. As part of the project in 2011 in Bulgaria a seminar was held on developing a road map for the application of the Free Trade Agreement in Southeastern Europe. BCCI assisted the Chamber of Commerce of Kosovo...
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At a work meeting, held on 16 November 2011, with Gunther Sucher, Regional Director Southeastern Europe at the Austrian Federal Economic Chamber and Michael Angerer, Commercial Counsellor at the Embassy of Austria in Bulgaria, the President of BCCI Tsvetan Simeonov discussed opportunities for bilateral cooperation. The occasion for the visit was the forum “Transport Equipment and Transport Infrastructure” held earlier that day, during which 30 Austrian companies presented their...
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The national trade exhibition “Made in Bulgaria” takes place from 3rd to 11th December in Sofia, Universiada Hall. “This is the best opportunity for small and medium-sized enterprises to present their products to customers who look for high-quality goods”, said Margarita Damyanova from the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. This is a sector which cannot afford to commit to high rents for many months, but needs to hear the opinion of...
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Measures to improve competitiveness of the labour market include the ability to use the flexibility of this market. Mobility still isn’t inherent to Bulgarian labour market, but gradually with the decline of property prices it is becoming an inherent feature of the still low wages. Perhaps these two tendencies will cause a meeting in space, especially for the best professionals who have many competencies. BCCI as the largest employers’ organizations of small and...
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On 24 November 2011 at 10:00 a.m. in Hall A, BCCI, 9 Iskar Str. the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in cooperation with the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Sofia are organizing a Bulgarian – Chinese Business Forum with the participation of companies from autonomous region Inner Mongolia, China. Chinese companies have expressed interest in the following areas: construction, engineering, real estate, stock-breeding and grain-production, hotels and...
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- 10-11-2011
On 10 November 2011 a regular general meeting of the members of the GS1 Bulgaria Council with BCCI was held. Representatives of companies from various economic sectors, such as production of food products, pharmaceutical products, consumer goods and construction, attended the event. The General Assembly voted for Bureau of the Council, which at its first meeting re-elected Tsvetan Simeonov as Chairman of GS1 Bulgaria Council. The programme for the activities and the budget for the...
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EUROCHAMBRES welcomes the initiative of the European Commission from 9th November 2011 “Small business, big world – a new partnership to help SMEs seize global opportunities”. Only 13% of European small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are engaged in international activity outside the European Union through trade, investment and other forms of cooperation with foreign partners. Therefore, EUROCHAMBRES calls for a more coherent and effective EU strategy...
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The Embassy of Greece in Sofia in cooperation with BIOHELLAS and with the support of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry organized an information seminar on “Greek bio farming – Perspectives for development of the sector in Bulgaria – The role of the certification of agricultural products in the European Union”. The President of BCCI Tsvetan Simeonov opened the forum and reminded that more and more consumers look for the bio origin mark on...
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On 8 November 2011, at a meeting with representatives of the Commercial and Economic Section at the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Sofia, the President of BCCI Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov discussed the upcoming visit of a business delegation from Inner Mongolia Autonomous Region. The Commercial Counselor Mr. Lu Yongming informed that representatives of 15 companies from the province will visit Bulgaria in the period 23 – 28 November 2011. On 24 November BCCI will organize...
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At today’s meeting of the National Council for Tripartite Cooperation, the President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Tsvetan Simeonov reminded that the envisaged figures for representativeness are the Government’s job, but the recommendation of the International Organization of Employers (IOE) to consolidate employers to the possible limit should also be taken into account. The principles of self-financing, non-participation of representatives of the state...
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Valya Batista - President, and Maria Ilieva - Board member of the International Women's Club, presented at BCCI the preparation of the traditional charity bazaar of the Club, which this year will be held on 4th December at Inter Expo Center - Sofia. Traditionally, in an international atmosphere of Christmas anticipation and flavors from around the world, as well as good humour and purely female enthusiasm funds will be raised for the Club’s charitable causes - support for children and...
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For the seventeenth consecutive year, about 300 companies – Bulgarian manufacturers and traders – participants in the National Trade Exhibition “MADE IN BULGARIA” will welcome visitors from 3rd to 11th December in Universiada Hall, Sofia. The event is organized by Union “Made in Bulgaria”, BCCI - Centre for Vocational Training, Translations, Consultations and Company Services, and Business Center – Bulgaria EOOD. Over the years the exhibition...
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On 31 October 2011 at the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the 8th meeting under the PLATO Project on topic “Negotiation skills” was held. Speaker at the meeting was Mr. Kristian Georgiev – Managing Partner at Arthur Adams® Bulgaria. Highlights of the meeting: - preparation and planning of negotiations; - processes when conducting negotiations; - psychology of negotiations; - basic steps...
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In the Austrian Chamber of Commerce in Vienna, the first Danube Regional Business Forum takes place. Over 300 representatives of businesses, non-governmental organizations and institutions from the entire Danube region will discuss important topics and projects for development in the spirit of the Danube Strategy. The accent will be put on energy efficiency and renewable energy sources. Cooperation in the field of digital applications and platforms will be among the topics discussed during...
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On 2nd November, 2011 BCCI signed a cooperation agreement with the Algerian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, represented by Mr. Mohammed Chami, Director-General. Tsvetan Simeonov, BCCI President, emphasized the positive trends of the developments in Algeria and announced that he expected a numerous business delegation from Northern Africa to visit our country in 2012. The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry organized the seminars entitled "How to do business in...
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Tsvetan Simeonov, BCCI President had a discussion about the state of the commercial and economic relations between the Republic of Belarus and the Republic of Bulgaria with Elena Kaloshkina, Commercial Counselor at the Embassy of Belarus in Sofia. It was ascertained that in order to boost the bilateral trade individual companies contacts needed to be developed and various forms of cooperation used – e.g. exhibitions, fairs, business forums, presentations, setting up business development...
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The President of BCCI Tsvetan Simeonov and members of the Board of Directors of BCCI met with the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Senegal. Minister Madicke Niang got acquainted with the activity of BCCI, its regional structures and the work of the Arbitration court with the Chamber. He said that he sees opportunities for cooperation both on state level and with chambers of commerce. For this purpose, a joint intergovernmental committee may be established to expand the...
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On 28 October 2011, the President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Tsvetan Simeonov met with the new Head of Commercial and Economic Section in Athens Maria Boyadzhieva, who occupied the position before in the period 2003 – 2006. Ms. Boyadzhieva shared that despite the crisis in our neighbouring country, she expects the interest of Greece companies to import industrial goods from Bulgaria to increase. During the meeting mutual cooperation with BCCI was...
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On 26 October 2011, the management of BCCI met with the Chairman & CEO, Franco Valletta and the Business Development Director, Chris Grech, of Dhalia Real Estate Services, a leading Maltese real estate services company. The President of BCCI Tsvetan Simeonov and the President of National Real Estate Association and member of the Executive Council of BCCI Ivan Iskrov discussed with the guests the state of the real estate market in Europe. According to Mr. Valletta, the real estate market...
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The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Tsvetan Simeonov met with the Ambassador of Armenia H.E. Arsen Shoyan and representatives of the Embassy to discuss the idea of establishing a joint Bulgarian – Armenian Business Council. Mr. Simeonov referred to the excellent economic, historical and cultural relations between the two countries and said that BCCI will readily support the initiative. He proposed several options for its realization – registering...
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The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Tsvetan Simeonov got acquainted with the work of the strategic alliance of Spanish and Bulgarian Companies “Bulgaria 360”, which works to promote bilateral partnership in the process of internationalization and development of business in our country. The President of the Bulgarian-Spanish Business Council with BCCI Dimitar Pampulov also took part in the meeting, which was held on 25 October 2011 at the...
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- 25-10-2011
On 25 October 2011, the new Head of Commercial and Economic Section of the Embassy of Bulgaria in New Delhi, India Mr. Stefan Yonkov visited BCCI and met with its President Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov. Bilateral commercial and economic relations were discussed. It was explained that Bulgaria purchases basic pharmaceutical substances from India. There are great opportunities to distribute products of the Bulgarian machine-building and military industry in India. Mr. Yonkov emphasized the...
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Tsvetan Simeonov was re-elected as member of the Board of Directors of EUROCHAMBRES for 2012. The President of BCCI Tsvetan Simeonov took part in the Plenary Assembly of the Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry (EUROCHAMBRES) in Brussels and the regular meeting of the Board of Directors of the Association. He was re-elected as member of the Board of Directors of EUROCHAMBRES for 2012. The former President Alessandro Barberis (President of Turin Chamber of...
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On 26 – 28 October 2011, the Minister of State and Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Senegal Mr. Madike Niang will attend Bulgaria on an official visit. He will be accompanied by Mr. Ngor Ndiaye – Counselor in “Europe, America and Oceania” Directorate at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mr. Christian Alain Joseph Assogba, Second Counselor at the Embassy of Senegal in Rome, El Hadji Malick Camara, Assistant to the Minister and Ndeye Fatu Si...
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On 24 October 2011 in Brussels, the President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Tsvetan Simeonov will participate in the meeting of the Board of Directors of the Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry EUROCHAMBRES, of which BCCI has been a full member since 2006. During the meeting elections for new management of the Association will be held, due to the end of term of the present President and Deputy Presidents. The organization’s new Board of...
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Tsvetan Simeonov: As far as the system of Chambers of commerce is concerned, I would only like to clarify that we indeed assisted restoring the system of chambers of commerce in Bulgaria, but above all we wanted (this was the vision of our management back then) to see whether there was enough critical mass of serious Bulgarian companies willing to restore the Chamber, and only after they had taken the decision to do this on their own, we lent them our support. We mark 20 years of the...
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BCCI received the First Ambassador of Malawi accredited for Bulgaria. On 21 October 2011 the Vice-President of BCCI Georgi Stoev met with H.E. Prof. Dr. Isaak Lamba, Ambassador of Malawi. The Ambassador is situated in Berlin, Germany and covers 23 more countries. He briefly presented Malawi as a country, which is a little larger than Bulgaria with area of 180 thousand sq. km. and population of 13.5 million people. The African country is experienced in agriculture, on which the entire...
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On 20 October 2011, the Bulgarian – Spanish Business Council with BCCI and the Spanish – Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism organized a seminar “Utilization of European Funds in the present macroeconomic context – good Spanish practices”. Experts from the European Parliament and the European People’s Party took part in the seminar and shared good practices from Spain’s work with European funds. Bulgarian experience in the area...
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The Management of BCCI held a working meeting the candidate for mayor of Sofia, nominated by NDSV Party, Vladimir Karolev and the candidates for municipal councilors Lubomir Datsov and Lubka Kachakova. The Chamber was represented by its Secretary General Vasil Todorov, and members of BCCI’s Management Board - Lachezar Iskrov, Andon Piperevski, Yosif Avramov and Stanimir Tsotsov. The interlocutors discussed business conditions in the capital, the use of EU programmes,...
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According to BCCI, the Social Minister’s proposal to introduce an amendment to the Labour Code so that, as of next year, employers who have reached retirement age cannot be dismissed without their consent, is an attempt of the state to restrict employers and to interfere in the labour market. In the conditions of crisis this could have a negative impact and is yet another example of legislative changes made without prior impact assessment. BCCI has experience in keeping...
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- 18-10-2011
“There must be respect for those who manufacture and pay taxes. The topic of efficiency and transparency of public expenditures is of utmost importance. It is not enough to talk about budget allocation, we should talk more about budget revenues, which are based on consumption and manufacture”, the Candidate for President of the Republic of Bulgaria nominated by BSP, Mr. Ivaylo Kalfin said at a meeting with the heads of the Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association (BICA),...
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The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has the pleasure to invite you to a seminar “Utilization of European Funds in the present macroeconomic context – the good Spanish practices”, which will take place on 20th October 2011 (Thursday), at Sheraton Sofia Hotel Balkan, Sredetz conference room. ORGANIZERS: Bulgarian – Spanish Business Council with BCCI and Spanish – Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Tourism. Renowned...
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Implementation of the GS1 Databar family of barcode symbols, mobile phone applications and cooperation between sectors for the identification of consumer product goods will be discussed at the GS1 in Europe Regional Forum, which is about to take place in Hungary. 46 national GS1 organizations out of 108 GS1 organizations worldwide are members of the GS1 in Europe Council. The Bulgarian delegation is led by the Chairman of the GS1 Bulgaria Board and President of the Bulgarian Chamber of...
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BCCI’s President Tsvetan Simeonov, presidents of regional chambers of commerce and industry, and representatives of the business community in the region participated in the official celebration of the 20th anniversary of Kazanlak Chamber of Commerce and Industry. After 20 years, the meaning of BCCI’s idea to establish independent regional chambers operating in a unified system to assist and support the business was confirmed, the President of Kazanlak Chamber of Commerce...
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- 17-10-2011
It is unacceptable to have available jobs and a huge “army” of unemployed unwilling to occupy them or unable to occupy them due to lack of qualification. Enormous sums are spent for re-qualification and we are not against this, but the spending should be more efficient, said Tsvetan Simeonov, President of BCCI. According to analysts, the new project “Support for Enterprising Bulgarians” has already been criticized. The project will soon be launched under...
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On 13 October 2011 a meeting of the Bulgaria – Turkmenistan Bilateral Trade Group, with the participation of a representative of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, was held. The meeting was organized in pursuance of the recommendations of the minutes of the first session of the Intergovernmental Bulgarian – Turkmen Commission on Economic Cooperation, which took place in March this year, in Sofia. Representatives of ministries, sectorial organizations and companies...
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The Presidential and Vice-Presidential Candidates Rosen Plevneliev and Margarita Popova, nominated by Political Party GERB met with the heads of the Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association (BICA), the Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA) and the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI). The presidential institution plays huge part in the country’s foreign policy and we are not indifferent to the success of the European Union, so we would like to see a more active...
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On 12 October 2011, the President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry met with the newly appointed Commercial Counselor of Bulgaria in Poland Angel Angelov. Mr. Angelov occupied the same position in the period 1999 – 2002 and the meeting was aimed at renewing plans for future cooperation. Mr. Angelov said that Bulgarian export of wines and food products for Poland has been growing. There has been a larger interest for cooperation in the energy sector –...
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The new Minister Counsellor and Charge d’Affaires at the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Sofia, Pranowo Prawirokusumo visited BCCI on 12 October 2011 and met with its President Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov. Mr. Simeonov presented the current economic environment in Bulgaria and outlined the advantages our county provides for doing business. It was noted that trade between Bulgaria and Indonesia needs to be stimulated and encouraged. According to BCCI’s President advantage...
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- 10-10-2011
At a meeting with the three nationally representative employers’ organizations – Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), Bulgarian Industrial Association (BIA), Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association (BICA) – the Candidate for President Ms. Meglena Kuneva promised the business representatives that their voice will be heard by politicians and there will be a timely reaction to their problems. In an announcement to the media at the end of the meeting, Mr....
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Today at the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a Memorandum of Cooperation between Business and Science was signed by the President of the Federation of the Scientific-Engineering Unions in Bulgaria, Academician Vassil Sgurev and the President of BCCI, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov. At a brief ceremony, Academician Vassil Sgurev, President of the Federation, expressed the desire of the scientific community a Bulgarian venture fund to start real work for financing of Bulgarian...
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The management of the Bulgarian Industrial Capital Association (BICA), the Bulgarian Industrial Association – Union of the Bulgarian Business (BIA) and the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) will hold a series of meetings with the Candidates for President of the Republic of Bulgaria. The meetings are organized at the invitation of the three nationally representative employers’ organizations and will be held in accordance with the preliminary agreement in the...
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The Council of Sectorial Organizations with the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry alarmed that for the previous nine months of this year only BGN 20 million investment credits were granted, which means that credit lending in Bulgaria has practically stopped. Bulgarian investors need to pay higher prices for their loans, which impedes the development of economy and makes the communication between banks and business impossible. When there is no partnership between them, there...
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On October 4th – 6th, 2011 the 20th Global GS1 Healthcare Conference was held in Amsterdam. It provided a unique opportunity for experts and main healthcare supply chain participants to meet and exchange experience in the implementation of global standards which increase supply chain visibility in healthcare, and ultimately improve every patient’s safety. The Conference, which once started mainly as standards development working sessions, has now evolved to an event...
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The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov opened in Sofia the first business conference “Brazil – Bulgaria: Sustainable Partnerships”, organized jointly by BCCI and the Embassy of Brazil in Sofia. In his welcoming remarks Mr. Simeonov noted the similarities and differences between the two countries regarding their achievements in the polar expeditions to Antarctica, astronautics and football. There are opportunities for...
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The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Tsvetan Simeonov is the only Bulgarian representative invited to speak at the seminar organized by the European Commission “Civil Society Trade Seminar: Looking East”, which started in Warsaw. The event is hosted by EC Directorate-General for Trade and discusses EU trade policy and its practical effects on stakeholders in Central Europe and how it will contribute to achieving the objectives of the...
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A meeting of the Women Entrepreneurs Council with the Association of Balkan Chambers /ABC/ was held in Istanbul. During the first meeting, presided by Ms. Radka Stamenova, President of the Bulgarian Association of Women Entrepreneurs, it was agreed that BCCI will help develop a website of the Women Entrepreneurs Council in order to improve the correspondence and coordination between the members of the Council. The Bulgarian side was also represented by the President of the...
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The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov, in his capacity of President of the Association of Balkan Chambers /ABC/ will participate in the first meeting of Women Entrepreneurs Council /WEC/ with ABC on 30 September 2011 in Istanbul. The meeting is organized by the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB), one of the initiators for the establishment of the Council. WEC was established last year and aims at uniting...
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On the occasion of the visit of the President of Brazil, H.E. Ms. Dilma Rousseff in Bulgaria, the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in cooperation with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Brazil and the Embassy of Brazil in Sofia, are organizing a business conference “Brazil-Bulgaria: sustainable partnership”, which will take place on 5 October 2011, in Sheraton Hotel, Sofia at 3:00 p.m. The conference will focus on the following topics: agrobusiness partnerships...
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At the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a meeting with representatives of Hong Kong Trade Development Center was held. BCCI’s Secretary General Vasil Todorov met with Ms. Lore Buscher, Regional Director of the Center for Europe, Mr. Wing Sham, Director for Central Europe and Ms. Nedjalka Nagy, representative for Bulgaria. Opportunities for mutual cooperation in the organization of international exhibitions were discussed. Hong Kong Trade Development Center organizes...
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On the initiative of Stefan Sofiansky, ODS’s candidate for mayor of Sofia, at the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry a meeting was held with the President of the Council of Sectorial Organizations at BCCI Ms. Mariana Kukusheva and Mr. Lachezar Iskrov – member of the Executive Council of BCCI, with the participation of BCCI’s President Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov. “We wanted to hear the opinion of the business on the development of the capital’s economy,...
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- 27-09-2011
Оn 27 September 2011, in Sofia a Bulgaria – Korea Business Forum was held. As a moderator of the Forum, the President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry opened the event and shared that Bulgarian and Korean businesses enjoy good relations. Korea is considered one of the most important partners of our country because it has demonstrated and proven to the world that it can achieve and maintain high economic standards. During the forum Invest Bulgaria Agency...
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On 27 September 2011, the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted the seminar “How to Do Business with Kenia”. The seminar was organized with the cooperation of the Embassy of Kenya in Berlin and the Honorary Consulate of Kenya in Sofia. The President of BCCI, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov opened the seminar and emphasized the excellent relations of the Chamber and the Embassy of Kenya, which resulted in this seminar. H.E. Osinde, Ambassador Extraordinary and...
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During the first day of the Spring International Fair in Plovdiv, the President of BCCI Tsvetan Simeonov and the partners from Polygon Group officially presented the joint project in service to small and medium-sized business EComGrid. An internet portal called EСomGrid (Electronic Commerce Grid) was developed to realize the aims of the project. This is an opportunity for each company to achieve electronic interchange of product and marketing information, said Mr. Niv Schwarz of the...
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The potential for economic cooperation between Bulgaria and Poland is not fully realized, the President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry said in his opening speech to the Bulgarian-Polish Business Forum on 26 September 2011, after the opening of the International Technical Fair in Plovdiv. Over 30 companies from Poland participate in this year’s autumn edition of the Fair. A lot of them met potential Bulgarian partners during the Business Forum organized by BCCI...
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- 21-09-2011
On 20 September, the penultimate meeting of the Working Group with the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, negotiating the minimum insurable income by economic activities for 2012, was held. According to the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry the agreements from 2010 should be observed for the minimum social insurance thresholds for 2011. The Chamber insists that an automatic increase of the minimum insurable income is not allowed, and in the cases where no agreement has...
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BCCI and the Embassy of Poland in Sofia organize: BULGARIAN – POLISH BUSINESS FORUM On 26 September 2011 /Monday/, at 2:30 p.m. in Plovdiv, International Fair, Pavilion 18 Companies from the following sectors of industry will participate: automobile industry, construction, electronics, consultancy, agricultural machines, lathes and spare parts, glues for the furniture industry, etc. Preliminary programme: 14:00 – 14:30 Registration 14:30 – Opening by Mr....
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The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry kindly invites you to participate in the Seminar “How to do business with Kenya”, which will take place on 27 September 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at BCCI’s headquarters, 9 Iskar Str. Sofia. Experts from the Embassy of the Republic of Kenya in Berlin will present the main economic and business conditions in the African country, as well as Kenya’s development plan 2030. Preliminary programme: 10:30...
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On 26 and 27 September 2011 in Sofia, the European Day of the Entrepreneur will be held. The European Day of the Entrepreneur is a national event part of the initiative of the European Commission. As a national coordinator of the initiatives in the country, the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has the pleasure to invite you to take part in the event, which will be held at Inter Expo Center. Main lecturers will be representatives from the European Commission, state...
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On 15 September 2011, in Vladicin Han, Serbia the first meeting under project CONNECTION – Centre for Exchange of Information on Cross-border Economic Cooperation, in which BCCI is a partner, was held. The project is funded from the European Union under the Instrument for Pre-accession Assistance (IPA) Cross-border Cooperation Bulgaria – Serbia. Participants in the project are the Centre for Development of Jablanica and Pcinja Districts in Serbia, Vladicin Han Municipality...
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By the end of the year the Chamber will fill in the information base of a joint project with 12 years of experience in favour of small and medium-sized enterprises for direct e-commerce. “It would be nice if such projects could be written, approved and funded under an EU programme, but the terms were short so we decided to lend a hand to the business with our own money”, the President of BCCI Tsvetan Simeonov said during the presentation of the electronic product portal...
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The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov met with H.Exc. Mr. Washington Luis Pereira de Sousa, Ambassador of Brazil to Bulgaria and Mr. Durval Cardoso de Carvalho, Second Secretary in the Mission of Brazil to Brussels. During the meeting, the general economic situation was discussed in the light of new perspectives in the relations between Bulgaria and Brazil. The Embassy of Brazil and BCCI agreed to cooperate for the dissemination of...
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On 15 September, the President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Tsvetan Simeonov opened the First Specialized Exhibition AUTO CLUB SHOW. During the exhibition motor sport fans will be able to enjoy both retro and tuned automobiles, as well as new models. Automotor Corporation JSC., BMW Club Bulgaria, General Motors Bulgaria, Opel Club Bulgaria, Peugeot Club Bulgaria, Sofia France Auto participate in the exhibition and present attractive automobiles. The...
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On 20th - 21st September 2011 the Bulgarian consortium of project WasteKit is organizing a workshop, devoted to Municipal Waste Management (MWM) with an emphasis on MWM in Sofia region. There will be three discussion panels, stressing on Scientific, Business and Social aspects of MWM. Prominent foreign scientists from the UK, Netherlands and Italy, businessmen and local authorities’ experts will be engaged for the keynote presentations in each panel. Leading local actors...
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The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Tsvetan Simeonov opened the exhibition BIO&ECO EXPO 2011. H. Exc. Ms. Judith Lang, Ambassador of Hungary, H. Exc. Ms. Sheila Camerer, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Africa, commercial attaches from the Embassies of China and Greece were among the official guests. The Director of the Bulgarian Food Safety Agency, Dr. Yordan Voynov welcomed the participants and the guests...
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The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Tsvetan Simeonov will open the First Specialized Exhibition AUTO CLUB SHOW on 15 September 2011 at 9:45 a.m. in Hall Hristo Botev, Studentski grad. The exhibition is organized jointly with auto clubs and dealers in Bulgaria - Automotor Corporation JSC., Sofia France Auto, Mercedes - Benz Club Bulgaria, BMW Club Bulgaria, Peugeot Club Bulgaria, Ford Club Bulgaria which will exhibit attractive automobiles. The...
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Announcement of the 13th edition of the TOP 100 classification 13 September 2011, 11:30 a.m., BCCI, 9 Iskar Str., Hall A This year, for the 13th time BCCI has prepared the TOP 100 classification of companies leading in Bulgarian economy. The companies included in the classification form over three quarters of the country’s Gross Domestic Product. They are ranked by criteria showing successful management, profitability of sales and invested capital. This year 6...
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The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has the pleasure to invite you to the first specialized exhibition AUTO CLUB SHOW with the joint participation of auto clubs and dealers in Bulgaria. The exhibition will be held in Hall Hristo Botev, Studentski grad on 15 – 18 September. The exhibition will be open for visitors every day from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Automotor Corporation JSC., Sofia France Auto, Mercedes - Benz Club Bulgaria, BMW Club Bulgaria, Peugeot Club Bulgaria, Ford...
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On 8 September 2011, a representative group of Hungarian businessmen participated in the business forum organized on the occasion of the official visit of H.Exc. Dr. Pal Schmitt, President of the Republic of Hungary, to Bulgaria. There is progress and balanced trade in the Bulgarian-Hungarian economic relations, the President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov said in his opening speech to the forum. He recommended expanding the bilateral...
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The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov and the Executive Director of the Institute for Market Economics, Ms. Svetla Kostadinova agreed to intensively exchange information. During a meeting held at BCCI, the two parties discussed analyzing economic indicators for development of the business environment, conducting extensive research on the opinion of business representatives regarding the labour market, employment and the benefits of...
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The JEREMIE initiative offers EU Member States the opportunity to use part of their EU Structural Funds to finance small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in a flexible and innovative way through their national or regional Managing Authorities. For that purpose, on 14th July 2011, guarantee agreements were signed between the European Investment Fund and the representatives of five banks – UniCredit Bulbank, ProCredit Bank, CIBANK, UBB and Raiffeisenbank Bulgaria, which...
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- 03-09-2011
At their meeting in Ruse, the Presidents from the system of BCCI decided to insist on the adoption of a package of measures for the development of business as a condition for participation in the discussions of the recently proposed by the labour unions measures to fight poverty within the National Council for Tripartite Cooperation. The meeting of Presidents of the Regional Chambers of Commerce and Industry with BCCI was hosted by Ruse Chamber of Commerce and Industry. During the...
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The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov discussed the implementation of the project for treatment of Sofia’s wastes with the Deputy Mayor of Sofia Municipality, Ms. Maria Boyadzhiyska during a meeting held at the Chamber. “We will provide assistance to significantly speed up the completion of Sofia Municipality’s project and the reporting on the work done in the past several years”, Mr. Simeonov said. The Project...
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The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov discussed the implementation of the project for treatment of Sofia’s wastes with the Deputy Mayor of Sofia Municipality, Ms. Maria Boyadzhiyska during a meeting held at the Chamber. “We will provide assistance to significantly speed up the completion of Sofia Municipality’s project and the reporting on the work done in the past several years”, Mr. Simeonov said. The Project...
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Since the beginning of 2011, the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry has been implementing the SAGITTARIUS Project: “Launching local level heritage entrepreneurship: strategies and tools to unite forces, safeguard the place, mobilize cultural values, deliver the experience”. The SAGITTARIUS Project is developed by 19 national and regional public organizations and NGOs from 8 countries – Bulgaria, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Romania, Slovenia, Croatia and Moldova...
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The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov met with the Honorary Consul of Bulgaria to Brazil, Mr. Joao Vaz and the Executive Director of the Brazilian Shared Environmental Responsibility Program, Mr. Andre Luis Saraiva. Mr. Saraiva presented the Program which aims at developing green industry – environmentally friendly manufacturing, which is an element of corporate social responsibility. The Program seeks to encourage rational...
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On 30th August 2011 on a meeting at BCCI, the new Commercial Counselor of the Embassy of the Socialistic Republic of Vietnam, Mr. Hguyen Thai Hoa was introduced. His predecessor, Mr. Le Ba Luan introduced his new colleague to BCCI’s President, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov. The former Commercial Counselor thanked the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry for the fruitful cooperation and reviewed his term of office. Mr. Simeonov told his guests that he is pleased with the results...
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On 29th August 2011, in Sofia, the President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov and the Vice-President, Mr. Georgy Stoev met with Mr. Jiri Michalek, Marketing Manager of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Europe Ltd., Prague Office in order to encourage Japanese investments in the country. Mr. Michalek made a brief presentation of the company, underlying the variety of products and potential spheres for cooperation. Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Europe Ltd....
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During a meeting with the Head of Trade and Investment Promotion Department of the Embassy of Poland in Sofia, Ms. Grażyna Chorążykiewicz, held on 29th August 2011, BCCI’s President discussed upcoming joint initiatives with Polish partners. A Polish business delegation will visit Bulgaria to attend the International Fair Plovdiv, which will take place on September 26th – October 1st. About 30 companies are expected, which indicates a growing interest towards our...
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WHEN 8 September 2011 /Thursday/, 2:00 p.m. WHAT Bulgarian – Hungarian Business Forum WHERE BCCI, 1st floor, Hall A, Sofia, 9 Iskar Str. BCCI, together with the Hungarian Investment and Trade Development Agency and the Embassy of Hungary in Sofia, are organizing a Bulgarian – Hungarian Business Forum on the occasion of the official visit of H.Exc. Dr. Pal Schmitt, President of the Republic of Hungary, to Bulgaria. The Business Forum will take place on September 8th, 2011...
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The Third Energy Package of the European Union is about to be transposed into Bulgarian legislation. It will introduce the European energy framework through amendments to the Energy Act. The responsibility for the adoption of the principles of the new European energy legislation lies with the Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism and its specially established working group, in which the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry participates in order to assist actively the development...
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The most important thing to advertise a tourist destination is the timely provision of adequate information”, H.Exc. Ms. Sheila Camerer, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Africa shared after her meeting with the BCCI President, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov and the Mayor of Velingrad Municipality, Mr. Ivan Labanov. The occasion for Ms. Camerer’s visit was the yet unused mineral water springing in the region, as well as the climatic advantages...
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The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov and H.Exc. Ms. Sheila Camerer, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of South Africa will discuss opportunities to expand the cooperation with the Republic of South Africa in the field of cultural-historical and spa tourism. The meeting is scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Monday, 22nd August and will be hosted by the Mayor of Velingrad Municipality, Mr. Ivan Lebanov. According to...
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“We need to find new markets for Bulgarian products in African countries”, the Regional representative of BCCI in South Africa, Mr. Raycho Iliev announced in a letter addressed to the President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov. A study of the business opportunities in Zambia carried out by Mr. Iliev, shows that the country has entered the “Everything but Arms” initiative of the European Union under which all imports...
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- 12-08-2011
The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov met with the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade and Industry of Kosovo, Mrs. Mimoza Kusari Lila. The Deputy Prime Minister was accompanied by Mrs. Eljana Naka, Secretary General, Mr. Bernard Nikaj, Senior Political Adviser and Mr. Bujar Maxhumi, Charge d’Affaires of the Embassy of Kosovo in Sofia. BCCI’s President introduced the guests to the general activity of...
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- 10-08-2011
The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry organizes the Second International Specialised Exhibition on bio food, beverages, products and technologies BIO&ECO EXPO 2011 to expand the field of activity of companies manufacturing bio and eco products and to promote the use of bio and eco products. BIO&ECO EXPO 2011 will once again take place under the auspices of the Minister of Agriculture and Food – Dr. Miroslav Naydenov. WHEN AND WHERE: 14 to 17 September 2011,...
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The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov and the President of the Federation of the Scientific - Engineering Unions in Bulgaria /FNTS/ talked about renewing the cooperation between the two organizations. A new Memorandum will be drawn up as an annex to the existing Agreement between BCCI and FNTS. Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov invited the Federation of the Scientific - Engineering Unions in Bulgaria to take part in the Innovation Council with BCCI. The...
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The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Taipei – World Trade Center, Sofia organize a business delegation in Taiwan in the period 9 – 14 October 2011. During the trip the delegation will visit the International electronics and digital technologies show TAITRONICS. At the show the newest solutions in the field of electronics will be presented: passive components, active components, LED components and applications, batteries and power supplies, wires and cables,...
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BCCI President, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov met with the two newly appointed Consuls General of Bulgaria respectively in Los Angeles, Mr. Marin Dimitrov and in Chicago, Mr. Simeon Stoilov. The new Consuls shared their expectations and intentions for their future term of office. The two Consulates cover most of the territory of the USA, which is a great prerequisite for exchange of economic information of mutual interest between companies from the two countries. The President of the...
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At the invitation of lawyer Vladimir Penkov, long-standing member of the Board of Directors and Vice President of BCCI, the President of the Chamber Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov visited the new offices of “Penkov, Markov and Partners”, which is one of the leading legal consultancy companies. The role of non-governmental organizations in modernizing Bulgarian legislation was discussed as well as possibilities of perfecting it in order to improve the economic...
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As of this year, BCCI starts ranking and awarding Bulgarian commercial services abroad in accordance with their contribution to the access of various Bulgarian goods to foreign markets, attracting investments and increasing the tourist flow to our country. “The minimum level from which the evaluation of a commercial service should start is 100 million Euro exports,” the President of BCCI Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov said at the opening of the second annual meeting of commercial and economic...
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The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov signed the condolence book at the Embassy of the Kingdom of Norway and expressed his deep sympathy for the great tragedy that befell on the country. On behalf of 52 thousand Bulgarian companies, he personally offered his compassion to the First Secretary of the Norwegian Embassy, Ms Dagfrid Hjorthol and expressed his confidence that the Norwegian people will preserve the high achievements of...
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On the Day of the Brewer – St. Elijah’s Day, the President of BCCI Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov awarded Mr. Ruud van den Eijnden, President of the Union of Brewers in Bulgaria with an honorary diploma for his contribution to the development of the brewing sector by introducing high production standards, quality of products and creating a competitive sector, and for his fruitful cooperation within the work of the Council of Sectorial Organisations at BCCI, and on the occasion of...
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On July 20th, 2011 the Ambassador of Georgia in Bulgaria visited BCCI and discussed with the President of the Chamber, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov the organization of a presentation of Ajaria. H. Exc. Mr. Mikheil Ukleba shared that Autonomous Republic of Ajaria is one of the three most successful regions in Georgia. Its main city Batumi attracts many foreign investors. The two parties agreed to hold a presentation of the tendencies in the development of Ajaria region – its...
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The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce announced its 10th anniversary edition of “Bulgaria - Trade Directory 2011”. The news conference held by Tsvetan Simenov, BCCI President, Mariana Kukusheva, President of the Council of Sectorial Organizations with BCCI and the team that compiled the directory triggered the interest of media representatives. According to Mr.Tsvetan Simeonov the new edition of the Directory indicates that the economic activity has been growing and...
El texto completoMeeting with the Representative of the Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Bulgaria
- 19-07-2011
BCCI President, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov met with the official representative of the Brazilian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Bulgaria, Mr. Mihail Popov. As of May 12th this year Mr. Popov represents in our country the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the largest country in South America and the fifth largest country in the world. Agriculture, mining, manufacture and services are well developed in Brazil. The country has a large labour market. There has been an increase in...
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On 19th July 2011 the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce held a meeting of the EU Club with the Chamber on the occasion of the assumption of the Presidency of the Council of the European Union by the Republic of Poland as of 1st July 2011. At the beginning of the meeting H.Exc.Mrs.Judith Lang, Ambassador of the Republic of Hungary, made a brief analysis of the achievements during the previous Hungarian Presidency concerning the development of the European social model by supporting small and...
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“The presentation of the potential and natural resources of Sudan is only the beginning of a good cooperation between the business communities of the two countries”, the President of BCCI, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov said in his opening speech to the “Geology, Georesources and Mining Potentialities - Sudan” presentation. On 18 July 2011, only 10 days after the separation of Sudan, the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted the presentation of Prof....
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On 12th and 13th July 2011, the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted a seminar as part of the CEFTA-DIHK Project “Application of CEFTA for Internationalization of the Economy of Southeast Europe”. The seminar aimed at developing a road map for the application of the Free Trade Agreement in Southeast Europe. The Vice President of BCCI, Mr. Georgy Stoev opened the seminar and shared that the participation of Bulgaria in CEFTA prepared our country for...
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- 11-07-2011
On 11th July 2011, in Sofia a Bulgarian – Turkish Business Forum was held. The event was organized jointly by the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), the Turkish Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey (TOBB) and the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEIK) and enjoyed tremendous interest. The Presidents of Bulgaria and Turkey participated in the concluding part of the Forum, which encouraged over...
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The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI), member of the Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry (EUROCHAMBRES) supports the idea for further expansion of free trade, as a means of stimulating much needed growth in EU countries. During the sixth round of negotiations of the EU-MERCOSUR Free Trade Agreement (FTA) business representatives on both sides of the Atlantic confirmed once again their strong support for an ambitious FTA between the European Union...
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With regard to the official visit of the President of the Republic of Turkey, H.E. Abdullah Gül to Sofia, the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry together with the Foreign Economic Relations Board of Turkey (DEIK) and the Turkish Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry are organizing Bulgarian-Turkish Business Forum, which will take place on July 11th, 2011 /Monday/ in Sheraton Sofia Hotel Balkan. The business delegation of over 50 Turkish companies accompanying the Turkish...
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Madam Minister, Madam Deputy Minister, Colleagues, The beginning has raised hope for the recovery of this Consultative Council. This was one of BCCI’s requirements in order to support the idea to move the Trade Register in the first place. For us, this Council remains an important condition and we will participate actively in it, so that there are notable results of the suggestions made here and the documents prepared. Unlike the others, I have prepared a detailed written...
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On 7 July 2011, the 4th meeting of the Club of Joint and Foreign Chambers and Councils took place. The host of the meeting Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov, President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry shared BCCI’s position on a number of issues important for Bulgarian business with his colleagues – chairpersons and representatives of 14 foreign and joint chambers and councils. Mr. Simeonov presented the opinion of BCCI’s members regarding the required...
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40 active and future jurists received certificates for successfully completing a Course for Young Arbitrators, organized by the Arbitration Court at the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The course was theoretically and practically oriented and lasted 3 months. It was divided in 12 modules, each of which 3 hours long. The course was held with high professionalism. The lecturers were renowned arbitrators with many years of experience in arbitration proceedings and...
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The Secretary of the Committee distributed in advance our detailed notes and this facilitates my task greatly. I will only briefly accent on several important issues. There are 10 positions in the Draft Bill on which we consider undeniable progress has been achieved and which I will not list. There are 11 other positions, for which we would like to see our proposals taken into consideration. We reckon it well to include representatives of the NGOs in the evaluation committees awarding...
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On July 6th, 2011 the Ambassador of Moldova in Sofia, H.E. Mr. Aleksandru Prigorski visited BCCI and met with the President of the Chamber, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov. Mr. Simeonov introduced the Ambassador to the activity of the Chamber and noted that BCCI should renew the active contacts with its Moldovan partners, which in the past few years were put to a halt as both countries had focused on the European Union. He outlined the advantages of Moldova as a good business...
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In connection with the summer holiday ban on movement of heavy goods vehicles in Romania in the period 15 June – 15 September, on holidays and at weekends (Saturday and Sunday), International Port Svishtov announces for the carriers traveling to and from Turkey and Bulgaria for Western and Central Europe through Romania, that the restrictions do not concern the roads part of the route starting at Svishtov Ferry– Zimnicea – Rosiorii de Vede – continuing on road...
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According to information from the representative of BCCI in the Republic of South Africa Mr. Raycho Iliev, there is a growing interest for trade with Bulgarian goods and products in Zimbabwe. For the past two years, the economy of Zimbabwe has been improving, especially since the country abandoned its national currency due to hyperinflation and introduced the United States Dollar, South African Rand, Botswana Pula, Pound Sterling and Euro for all transactions in Zimbabwe. Public...
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With regard to the upcoming Bulgarian-Turkish Business Forum, which will take place on July 11th, 2011 in Sofia on the occasion of the visit of the Turkish President to our country, the President of BCCI, Tsvetan Simeonov met with the President of the Turkish Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Zeki Bairam and the Executive Director, Timur Halilov today. A growing interest for participation in the forum of companies from both countries was noted. Over 40 Turkish...
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On July 7th, 2011 at 4 p.m. in Hall B, 1st floor, BCCI, 9 Iskar Str., Sofia, the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry will host the next meeting of the Presidents of Joint Chambers in Bulgaria. The following themes are included in the agenda of the meeting: demonstration of the project for website of the Joint Chambers, part of BCCI’s website - http://www.bcci.bg/JointChamBG/; adopting the Working Principles of the Club of Joint Chambers in Bulgaria. The meeting will end with...
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01-07-2011 Madam Chairperson, Minister, Members of Parliament, Thank you for the opportunity to discuss the questions raised by the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria “KNSB” in such a wide circle and with the participation of the major parliamentary group. Our experts studied and discussed all proposals very carefully. I would like to say that there are proposals we are almost ready to accept, such as defining the meaning of the term...
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The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry as part of the group of the Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry (EUROCHAMBRES) supports the proposed 5% increase in the post-2013 EU budget, while regretting the minimal shifts in how the funds will be spent. “The overall increase in the budget is in line with Chambers’ desire for “more Europe”. However, the Commission’s spending proposals fall a long way short of the quantum leap that...
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The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov had a work meeting with the independent presidential candidate Mrs. Meglena Kuneva. The meeting is a continuation of the previous visit of the first Bulgarian EU Commissioner to BCCI, during which she got acquainted with the Guidelines for the Activity of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry until 2014, adopted by its General Assembly. The already announced programme of Mrs. Kuneva...
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BCCI President, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov met with the two newly appointed Consuls General of Bulgaria respectively in Los Angeles, Mr. Marin Dimitrov and in Chicago, Mr. Simeon Stoilov. The new Consuls shared their expectations and intentions for their future term of office. The two Consulates cover most of the territory of the USA, which is a great prerequisite for exchange of economic information of mutual interest between companies from the two countries. The President of the...
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The management of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry expresses its content with the speedy reaction and decision-making of Sofia Municipal Council regarding the suggestions made by the Branch Association of Restaurateurs in Sofia and supported with analytical data by BCCI. After a meeting with the Mayor of Sofia, Mrs. Yordanka Fandakova and the Chairman of the Municipal Council, Mr. Andrey Ivanov, organized with the assistance of the Chamber, new affordable fees for the use...
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The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov met with representatives of the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic. The Chairperson of the Committee on National Economy, Agriculture and Transport Mr. Jan Hajda, Senator Jiří Bis and Senator Petr Pakosta, as well as the Secretary of the Committee participated in a discussion of the economic cooperation between Bulgaria and the Czech Republic. Mr. Simeonov shared with the...
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The numbers specified in the draft bill would be much more satisfactory if there was a 35% limit to the redistributive role of the budget, as stipulated in the economic programme of GERB Party. Mr. Ivan Iskrov helped me with his statement that any deficit stipulated as a possibility would be unacceptable for the business. We would like the state of the budget to remain as close to balanced as possible in the future. I understand the hardships and after hearing the discussion here, I...
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PROCEED Project is performed under the 7th Framework Programme and is focused on problems related to air pollution, chemical pollution and environmental technologies. A database of innovative environmental research practices in Central and Eastern European countries will be developed and the existing channels and means of communication of environmental research results in Europe will be analyzed. The main goal of the project is to define a methodology for selection of environmental...
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The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov and the President of the Chamber of Installation Specialists in Bulgaria, Mr. Sergey Stoyanov signed a Memorandum of Cooperation to increase the prestige of the “installer” profession. The two organizations will assists companies from the sector in finding partners and establishing loyal and ethical relations with them and will help facilitate their contacts with the state and municipal...
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- 24-06-2011
The new General Consul of Bulgaria in Shanghai, Mrs. Irina Beleva met with the President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov. Mrs. Beleva will be in charge of and will present the businesses of the two countries in one of the most dynamically developing provinces in China. She shared with the President of BCCI that Chinese companies already know their Bulgarian partners, prepare themselves well and expect high-quality foods, agricultural products and other...
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The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry announced that the Association of European Chambers of Commerce and Industry EUROCHAMBRES, of which BCCI is a member, expresses concerns with regards to the Consumer Rights Directive adopted by the European Parliament and considers that the text will have limited gain at a high cost. EUROCHAMBRES considers the text of the Directive on Consumer Rights adopted by the European Parliament as detrimental to millions of SMEs throughout...
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In accordance with the results from the survey held among its members, which were announced earlier, the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry didn’t support the suggestion to increase the minimum wage by the end of the year. Regarding the discussion about the minimum wage levels for the next budget period, BCCI’s position will be stated after a discussion and thorough analysis with the members of the Chamber. The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and...
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On a working lunch at the invitation of the Charge d' Affaires of the Embassy of Pakistan Mr. Mazhar Javed, the President of BCCI Tsvetan Simeonov was informed of the perspectives for economic cooperation with Pakistan and the possibility to present Bulgarian companies at the upcoming 6th Expo Pakistan in the autumn. Mr. Javed provided details about the new Pakistan Economic Survey, which analyzes the opportunities of Pakistani economy. The survey is available at:...
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Meeting with the new Acting Head of the Bulgarian Embassy in Argentina The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov met with the new Acting Head of the Embassy of the Republic of Bulgaria in Argentina, Valentin Modev. During the meeting opportunities to improve trade relations between Bulgaria and Argentina and to diversify the traded products were discussed. In 2010, our country imported mainly meat for sausage production from its South...
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Address of Tsvetan Simeonov, President of BCCI There are opportunities for the food and drink industry and new challenges before “Food Processing Industry” Magazine, which celebrates its 60th anniversary today. These opportunities are provided by the growing prices of agricultural produce worldwide and the food sector in general, which is a stimulus to use agricultural lands more efficiently because many of them are currently desolate. A lot of opportunities to produce goods...
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On 20th June 2011, the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, China Foreign Trade Center and the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China in Sofia organized a presentation of the Canton Fair in China. The 110th edition of the fair will take place in the period 15th October – 4th November in Guangzhou Province, China. China Import and Export Fair – Canton Fair plays a key role in developing China’s foreign trade and economic relations. Established in 1957,...
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- 17-06-2011
INTRODUCTION OF STANDARD GS1 BAR CODES WILL SAVE THE NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE OF GREAT BRITAIN MILLIONS During the regular meeting of GS1 Bulgaria, held in Zlatna Panega it was decided to send a special letter to the Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Simeon Djankov and the Minister of Health Dr. Stefan Konstantinov reminding them of the opportunities which new technologies and the GS1 standards in particular offer and from which a number of health systems that also need to...
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Tsvetan Simeonov According to some estimates informal economy in Bulgaria is 17%, while estimated by other methods the grey sector reaches up to 45%. I will only remind that there is no clear definition of “grey” economy, because there is a difference between a single violation in a company and a whole lot of violations not only of labour legislation, but also of ecological etc. laws, which result in a lot of unfair and uncompetitive advantages. I will also...
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“Representatives of the sectorial organizations must be included in the evaluation committees awarding public contracts”, the experts of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry proposed during a discussion about the upcoming changes in the Public Procurement Act. The new texts aim at achieving higher transparency of the public procurement procedures, reducing bureaucracy and guaranteeing more effective public spending. “BCCI shares the position that when...
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Over 40 shades of grey According to some estimates informal economy in Bulgaria is 17%, while estimated by other methods the grey sector reaches up to 45%. I will only remind that there is no clear definition of “grey” economy, because there is a difference between a single violation in a company and a whole lot of violations not only of labour legislation, but also of ecological etc. laws, which result in a lot of unfair and uncompetitive advantages. I will also...
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Korean business delegation visited Bulgaria in the period 12th – 16th June to participate in the 7th Meeting of the Bulgaria – Korea Council for Economic Cooperation. The Council was established in 1990 to facilitate the expansion of bilateral business relations, exchange of business delegations, seminars, symposia, trainings, and participation in fairs and exhibitions. Banks, companies and organizations which are interested in developing long-term bilateral relations with...
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On the initiative of the Bulgarian – Saudi Business Council with BCCI, H. E. Saleh Al-Ghamdi, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in Athens, introduced business and investment opportunities in Saudi Arabia. Before the presentation, the President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov and Ambassador Saleh Al-Ghamdi had an in-depth discussion during which the most important areas for bilateral cooperation were outlined. According to Ambassador...
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On 7 June 2011 at the congress center in Brdo near Kranj, a Bulgarian – Slovenian Business Forum was held. The forum was part of the programme of the official visit of President Georgi Parvanov in the Republic of Slovenia. The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia and the offices of Enterprise Europe Network with the two organizations, ensured the participation of over 80 representatives of Bulgarian and Slovenian companies. The...
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The meeting of the Board of the World Chambers Network with the transnational chambers of commerce within the 7th World Chambers Congress in Mexico, in which BCCI’s President Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov participates, was very beneficial. The newest initiatives of the World Chambers Network were discussed: Global Business eXchange, Chamber Trust, Chamber eVault, WCN online market. “These initiatives provide vast opportunities for internationalization of Bulgarian companies, members of...
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The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is in Mexico on the occasion of the 7th World Chambers Congress. The Congress is held every two years on a different continent. This year’s event is hosted by the Mexico City National Chamber of Commerce (CANACO). In the period 7-10 June 2011, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov will participate in meetings and sessions in accordance with the congress programme. On 7 June 2011, the President of BCCI in his capacity of Rotation...
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Bulgarian business delegation left for Slovenia today to accompany the President Mr. Georgy Parvanov on his official visit in the country. Companies engaged in energy production, construction, special production, machine-building and metal processing, medical appliances and pharmacy, led by Mr. Alexander Kashukeev, member of the Management Board of the BCCI, will visit the Slovenian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and will receive information about the Slovenian economy and business...
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Prime Minister Boyko Borisov’s announcement from Aksakovo that the government will decide to increase the minimum wage on Wednesday, because of the larger budget revenue, leaves the employers from BCCI with the impression that new burdens are being put on the business. Businesses still pay higher electricity prices and thus subsidize household consumers. The decision to increase the minimum wage is taken despite the fact that Budget 2011 was adopted with a macro-framework in...
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The new Ambassador of Ukraine to Bulgaria H.Ex. Mykola Baltazhi met with the President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov. The First Secretary of the Embassy of Ukraine in Sofia, Alexandr Guriev also took part in the meeting. The Ambassador was informed of the services BCCI provides to business. Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov presented data about the current economic development of the country and provided information about the 265 companies with...
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The Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain to Bulgarian met with the President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov and the President of the Bulgarian-Spanish Business Council with the BCCI, Mr. Dimitar Pampulov. Mr. Simeonov introduced H.Ex. Rafael Mendívil Peydro to the work of the Chamber and explained BCCI’s relations with its partner organizations in Spain. BCCI’s relations with chambers of commerce from the Iberian Peninsula are...
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Today, the President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov participated in a meeting between the Branch Association of Restaurateurs in Sofia and the Mayor of Sofia, Ms. Yordanka Fandakova and the Chairman of the Municipal Council, Mr. Andrey Ivanov to negotiate new affordable fees for the use of sidewalk areas by cafes and restaurants in Sofia. During the meeting, the parties agreed that in the conditions of financial crisis, finding the common interest...
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During a meeting held at BCCI, it was decided to expand the cooperation between the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Provence Region, France. The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov met with Mr. Jean-Marie Martin, representative of the Association Provence - Bulgarie and Honorary Consul of Bulgaria to Marseille and Mr. Denis Danset, who until recently was the Honorary Consul of Bulgaria. Mr. Ilko Ilkov also...
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Chinese business delegation from the city of Quindao, Shandong Province visited BCCI on 1 June 2011. Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov, President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry welcomed the Chinese companies, which work in the field of light industry. He invited them to use any opportunity for cooperation with Bulgarian partners and to invest in our county. BCCI’s President noted that the ports in Varna and Bourgas are the two EU ports closest to Asia and can be used by...
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On 31 May 2011 at the BCCI, a meeting was held between Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov, President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Mr. Grigory Grigorievich Rostovsky, Regional Representative of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation in the Balkans. The meeting was on the occasion of the end of Mr. Rostovsky’s six-year term of office in Bulgaria. Mr. Simeonov awarded the Representative of RF CCI with an Honorary Diploma for his contribution to...
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On 31 May 2011, the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry hosted a Bulgaria - Iran Business Forum, which was attended by businessmen from the Iranian province Lorestan and Bulgarian entrepreneurs, members of the BCCI. Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov, BCCI President welcomed the businessmen from the two countries and said there are a lot of opportunities for cooperation, especially in the sectors facing stones processing, agriculture, stock-breeding, pharmacy, machine building, vehicle...
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- 30-05-2011
On 31 May 2011, Mr. Igor Ilingin, the new Commercial Representative of the Russian Federation to Bulgaria met with the President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov. Mr. Ilingin got acquainted with the work of the Chamber and the real problems which businesses from the two countries face, such as visa obstacles – BCCI has insisted on removing visas for Russian tourists; highly unbalanced trade between the two countries – the trade...
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The first 22 certificates for construction entrepreneurs were handed at BCCI After a Memorandum for Encouragement of Construction Entrepreneurship was signed by the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Bulgarian Entrepreneurial Chamber in Building on 20 April 2011, aiming to promote the role and enhance the prestige of the “construction entrepreneur” profession, today the fully-working Voluntary Register of Construction Entrepreneurs was presented at the BCCI....
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Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov, President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry met with H.E. Kennedy Osinde, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Kenya to Bulgaria and Mr. Ivaylo Dermendziev, Honorary Consul of Kenya to Bulgaria. Ideas for cooperation were discussed aimed at finding place for Bulgarian goods on the Kenyan market as well as expanding the range of products traded between the two countries. Bulgaria exports to the South African country mainly calculators,...
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Sri Lanka’s Ambassador accredited to Bulgaria H.E. Pamela Deen visited BCCI on 26 May 2011 and met with its Vice President Mr. Georgi Stoev. The Ambassador shared information about the constant progress of Sri Lanka since 2004, when the country was hit by a tsunami wave. A new harbour and a new airport are being built south of the capital city Colombo. The roads and infrastructure in the north part of the country are being wholly reconstructed. Mr. Stoev shared the...
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On 26 May 2011 in Sofia, an Eastern Europe Green Energy Forum was held. The event was organized on the occasion of a visit by a Korean business delegation with interests in the field of renewable energy. The event was organized by the Sofia office of the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency - KOTRA. Mr. Georgi Stoev, Vice President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry together with Mr. Hwan-Eik Cho, President of KOTRA and H.E. Chun Bee-ho, Ambassador Extraordinary and...
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On 25 May 2011, the new ambassador of the Czech Republic to Bulgaria, H.E. Pavel Vacek and the First Secretary, Head of Commercial Section of the Embassy of the Czech Republic in Sofia, Juraj Melioris visited BCCI. BCCI’s President, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov presented the work of the Chamber and outlined the main characteristics of Bulgarian economy. He underlined the desire to balance Bulgaria’s foreign trade with the Czech Republic. Last year Bulgaria export increased...
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The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov presented a Certificate of the Chamber to the Director and sole-owner of the company AVL – Sofia Ltd., Ms. Yordanka Viyachka. The award is for extremely successful business activity in 2010, effective management, high productivity, growth of sales revenue and positive financial results. The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and CEIBG were partners of the “Club of Women...
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On 17 and 18 May 2011 in Paris, the General Assembly of the International Association GS1 was held. The meeting is another chance to recognize and award member-state organizations as well as to share success stories about the use of GS1 standards and solutions and their implementation across the world. The main topic for discussion during the GS1 General Assembly sessions in Paris was the use of services via mobile phones when shopping in order to improve the service quality for the end...
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On 11 May 2011, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry met with H. E. Leszek Hensel Ambassador of the Republic of Poland in Bulgaria and Commercial Counsellor Ms. Grazyna Chorazykiewicz, Head of Trade and Investment Promotion Section. The occasion for the meeting was Poland’s upcoming Presidency of the EU Council during the second half of this year. BCCI’s President and the guests agreed that the next meeting of the Euroclub...
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The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Bulgarian Academy of Science, the Agricultural Academy, the Technical University – Sofia and about 10 other universities agreed to establish an Innovation Council. The Constituent Assembly of the new structure took place at BCCI’s headquarters and was attended by representatives of the scientific circles and the business. The Vice-Chairman of BAS, Acad. Alexander Popov and the President of BCCI, Tsvetan Simeonov signed an...
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The Commercial Counsellor of the Embassy of Slovakia, Mr. Peter Kovach visited BCCI and met with its President, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov. During the meeting future joint events for the year were discussed and planned, among which a visit by a Slovak business delegation to Varna in June, broad participation of Slovak companies in the International Fair in Plovdiv in the fall, and a Bulgarian business mission, which together with representatives of the Ministry of Economy, Energy and Tourism...
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During a meeting at the BCCI, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Mr. Petr Dokladal Regional Manager of CEZ for Bulgaria exchanged views and discussed issues concerning the higher quality of electricity supply services provided to Bulgarian companies and citizens by CEZ Bulgaria. During the talks the impact of cross-subsidisation was discussed. It indirectly has a positive effect on the households’ budgets, but mainly increases the...
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On 9th May 2011, at a meeting with representatives of the Embassy of Japan in Sofia and the Commercial Counselor of the Bulgarian Embassy in Tokyo, the Vice-President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Vice-Chairman of the Bulgarian-Japanese Economic Council with BCCI, Mr. Georgi Stoev commented on the possibilities for cooperation between the two countries in view of the difficult situation in Japan after the earthquake earlier this year. Mr. Stoev said that a...
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When: 11 May 2011, 10:30 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. Where: BCCI’s Headquarters, 9 Iskar Str., Hall A What: Constituent Assembly of the Council on Innovation with the BCCI, during which a cooperation agreement will be signed between the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Bulgarian Academy of Science. First steps towards establishing an Innovation Exchange. Additional information: The Council will assist the implementation of innovative products and services in...
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On 5th May 2011, the President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov met with Mr. Dimitar Pampulov, President of the Bulgarian-Spanish Business Council. Mr. Pampulov informed BCCI’s President about the upcoming discussion with representatives of the Spanish Foundation for Social Research and Analysis with Chairman Mr. Hose Maria Asnar. The discussion will be held jointly by the Bulgarian-Spanish Business Council and BCCI at the end of June...
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On 5th May 2011, a meeting was held between Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov, BCCI President and the Commercial Counselor of the China Embassy in Sofia, Mr. Lu Yongming to discuss the upcoming visit of a Chinese delegation from China Foreign Trade Center and the Chinese Ministry of Trade on 19th – 23rd June 2011. The aim of the visit is to hold a conference encouraging the participation of Bulgarian companies in the 110th China Import and Export Fair (Canton Fair), which will take place on...
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The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov met with the First Secretary of the Embassy of Ukraine to Bulgaria, Mr. Aleksander Guriev to discuss the upcoming visit of a Bulgarian business delegation to Odessa between 18th and 20th May this year. In the same period the Black Sea city will host the 9th International Assembly of Tourist Business. Beside Bulgarian tourist companies, companies from the following sectors of industry will also...
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On 28 April 2011, trade union leaders, representatives of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, the National Social Security Institute, the General Labour Inspectorate Executive Agency, and other organizations and institutions gathered in front of the headquarters of the Confederation of Independent Trade Unions in Bulgaria to mark the International Commemoration Day for Dead and Injured Workers. The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov...
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“Together with the Bulgarian government we will try to maintain favourable business conditions in our country, but the business also needs to seek actively European funding, new partners and new markets”, BCCI’s President Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov said during a business forum in the Republic of Croatia. The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Croatian Chamber of Economy organized a joint business forum in order to encourage the business relations between the...
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A business delegation led by the President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov headed for Zagreb. The delegation will accompany the Prime Minister of Bulgaria on his official visit to Croatia. On the occasion of the visit, the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Croatian Chamber of Economy have organized a business forum, which will encourage the business relations between the two countries. The Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism...
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The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry continues to encourage and support the Bulgarian Chamber of Private Enforcement Agents. As the largest employers’ organization we are interested in cooperation with the Chamber. Our successful project to expand the activity of the Arbitration court with the BCCI is very important for the private enforcement agents. For the past 3 years the cases tried by the Arbitration court have tripled both in number and in size of the claims. The...
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The new Commercial Counselor of Bulgaria in the Netherlands, Mrs. Mariana Chavrakova met with the President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry on 21 April 2011. During the meeting BCCI’s cooperation with Dutch chambers of commerce was discussed. BCCI interacts more actively with the Chambers in Hague, Amsterdam and Rotterdam. Mr. Simeonov pointed out some other institutions and organizations, which can be appropriate partners and useful sources of information about...
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The Management Boards of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Bulgarian Entrepreneural Chamber in Building signed a Memorandum for encouragement of construction entrepreneurship, as a continuation of BCCI’s efforts to include the economic category ”construction entrepreneur” in the National Classification of the Republic of Bulgaria, as of this year. The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov said...
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The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry is organizing a business delegation to participate in the 7th World Chambers Congress of the ICC World Chambers Federation, which will take place between 6 and 10 June 2011, at the Banamex Exhibition Center, Mexico. BCCI President, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov will be one of the speakers during the sessions. The President of Mexico, Mr. Felipe Calderon, the CEO of the Coca-Cola Company, Mr. Muhtar Kent and the Mayor of Mexico City, Mr. Marcelo Ebrard...
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The Management Boards of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Bulgarian Entrepreneural Chamber in Building have the pleasure to invite the representatives of the media to attend the official signing of the Memorandum for Encouragement of Construction Entrepreneurship by the two organizations. WHEN: April 20th, 2011 (Wednesday), at 12:30 p.m., at the BCCI - 9 Iskar Str., Sofia. WHAT: The Memorandum is a continuation of BCCI’s efforts to include...
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At 12 p.m., April 13th, 2011 at the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the winners of GS1 Annual Implementation Survey Lot will be announced. The results from the survey together with the results from surveys held in other countries will give a clear idea of the level of implementation and use of the GS1 standards globally. 202 companies out of over 3000 members of GS1 Bulgaria took part in the survey. All of them will participate in the lot for the big award – a...
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BCCI’s business delegation in Moscow visited EXPOCENTRE - the largest international exhibition center, which is in the system of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation. The Chamber owns 51% of its capital. EXPOCENTRE organizes 106 exhibitions a year (based on 2010 data) and uses 150 000 sq.m. exhibition space, providing its clients with over 550 additional services. During the meeting Mr. Nikolay Nikolaevich Guseff, Deputy Director of EXPOCENTRE...
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“There is a positive tendency in the economic relations between Bulgaria and Russia.” With these words the business forum organized by the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation was opened. The forum was held at the Bulgarian Embassy in Moscow on the 7th April 2011. Bulgarian Deputy Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, Mr. Ivo Marinov welcomed the participants and pointed out that Russia is a...
El texto completo78% of the participants in the business delegation in Russia expect trade to increase in 2011
- 06-04-2011
Most of the companies that took part in the survey work in industry – 56%, trade – 33%, services – 22%, and in other fields (investment projects, real property, scientific and technical cooperation, licensing activities) – 45%. The expectations to find new business partners and to negotiate and agree on specific contract conditions prevail among them. Some of the obstacles that prevent Bulgarian companies from doing business with Russia are administrative...
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Bulgarian business delegation organized by the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and led by its President Tsvetan Simeonov, will accompany the Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism on his Moscow trip between the 6th and 8th April, 2011. The business visit coincides with the 14th session of the Intergovernmental Bulgarian-Russian Committee for Economic and Scientific and Technological Cooperation. For the Russian Federation the session will be presided by the Minister of...
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On April 5th, 2011 the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Slovenia organized a Bulgarian-Slovenian ICT Business Forum. Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov, President of the BCCI, opened the forum and greeted the participants – Bulgarian and Slovenian IT companies and organizations. The IT sector provides a lot of quickly developing opportunities and numerous applications. Ms. Mateja Rudolf, representative of RR&Co. Education...
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Optimization of the state administration in all its dimensions in order to improve the quality of public services is one of the most important topics. It would be nice if each administration employee asked himself two important questions. The first question is: “Do we work for the benefit of clients and what can we do to serve them better?” The second thing that state and municipal administration employees should ask themselves at the end of each workday is “What have...
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With regard to today’s publications about an 11% increase of salaries in the private sector by the end of the year, the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry considers that the proposal and the problems should be discussed by the bodies established for this purpose. A working group on these issues has been formed with the National Council for Tripartite Cooperation. We believe that at this stage it would be counterproductive to disclose the discussions to the media....
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The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov had a meeting with Mrs. Meglena Kuneva, Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the European Policy Center, Brussels and political advisor of the Vice-President of the European Commission and Transport Commissioner Mr. Siim Kallas. The development of the market in the conditions of economic and financial crisis was discussed. Special attention was paid to the need to discuss in advance with the...
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On March 30th, 2011 the newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Turkey to Bulgaria, H.E. Ismail Aramaz visited the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and met with its President, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov. The Commercial Counselor of the Turkish Embassy in Sofia, Zafer Soylu also took part in the meeting. Mr. Simeonov presented the activity of the BCCI and discussed with Ambassador Aramaz topical issues concerning the bilateral economic relations. The guest enquired why Turkish...
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The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov had a meeting with the Ambassador of Cuba H.E. Mme. Teresita de Jesús Iluminada Capote Camacho. Possibilities for mutual cooperation and the economic situation in the country were discussed. Mme. Capote informed Mr Simeonov that Cuba still has a planned economy, but is envisaging reforms in healthcare, defence and education. A reform of the tax system is expected, which hasn’t...
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The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov met with Mr. Giovanni Gaidano, president of ESP Company SrL – Italy. At the recently held 18-th International Specialized Exhibition and Seminar for Protection, Security and Safety, ESP Company SrL presented the unique fire suppressant technology “Mangiafuoco”, which is used in the car, at home and in space. “We welcome any suggestion to introduce new technologies to Bulgarian...
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The President and the Vice-President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov and Mr. Georgi Stoev, met with representatives of the ITOCHU Corporation, Japan . Mr. Takeshi Kumekawa, Member of the Board of Directors of ITOCHU Corporation shared his company’s great experience in constructing solar parks, wind parks and other high-tech projects. Mr. Simeonov expressed BCCI’s readiness to assist ITOCHU Corporation in finding future projects with partners...
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The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry held a meeting with the management of the newly established Macedonian-Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce based in Skopje. The President of the Chamber Mr. Borislav Zahariev, Executive Director of Capital Bank - Macedonia and its Director Mr. Lyubomir Yosifovski, IT businessman, presented the new Chamber’s programme and priorities to Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov, President of the BCCI. The Commercial Counselor at the Bulgarian Embassy in...
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The President and Vice-President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov and Mr. Georgi Stoev, met with representatives of the Japanese company ITOCHU Corporation. Mr. Takeshi Kumekawa, Member of the Board of Directors of ITOCHU Corporation shared his company’s great experience in constructing solar parks, wind generators, wind parks and other high-tech projects. The corporation is looking for future Bulgarian partners. Mr. Simeonov expressed BCCI’s...
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- 21-03-2011
The Supervisory Board of the National Social Security Institute is going to discuss an amendment and supplement to the Social Insurance Code on today’s meeting, called by its Chairman, Minister Totyo Mladenov. A change to Art. 113 is proposed, which will reduce the interest on overdue social security contributions and on unjustifiably or unconscientiously received social insurance benefits. The current interest amounts to the base interest rate (BIR) plus 20 points. The new...
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At the 2010 Annual Meeting of the arbitral colleges of the Arbitration Court at the BCCI, it was reported that the tendency for the number of cases to grow remains. In comparison to the other arbitration institutions in Bulgaria, the number of cases filed with the Arbitration Court at the BCCI has increased significantly /over tens of times/. The same is valid in comparison to the arbitration courts of the countries with similar political situation and processes, such as Poland,...
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The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Tsvetan Simeonov took part in the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the Association of Dairy Processors in Bulgaria. During the ceremony, BCCI was awarded with an honorary “Goddess of Milk” statuette for its active cooperation and contribution to solving pressing problems in the dairy sector. On his turn, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov presented on behalf of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, an...
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The President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov and companies, members of the Chamber, met with the Minister of Economy and Development of Turkmenistan, Mr. B. Hodzhamammedov and a Turkmen government delegation, which visited Bulgaria on the occasion of the first session of the Bulgaria-Turkmen Intergovernmental Commission for Economic Cooperation. Mr. Simeonov welcomed the delegation and presented the activities and initiatives of BCCI, as the...
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Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, Simeon Djankov met with the management of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry to discuss the financial stability of the country The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry supports the idea of adopting a Financial Stability Pact and the discussions about its specific texts will continue, the Minister of Finance, Simeon Djankov and the President of the biggest employers’ organization in Bulgaria - BCCI, Tsvetan...
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On 11 March 2011 in Bulgaria, a delegation of the Black Sea Trade and Development Bank presented its Medium-term strategy and Business plan 2011 – 2014 as well as the Banks’ new strategy for the country. The Bank’s funding opportunities for the Bulgarian business include granting loans between 40 and 50 million Euro average annually, which can be provided over the next three years by credit lines. Since its establishment 11 years ago, the Black Sea Trade and...
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On 10th March 2011, at the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a meeting was held between BCCI’s Vice President, Mr. Georgi Stoev and the Director General of KOTRA Sofia, Mr. Cheik Lim. During the meeting, joint events planned for the first session of the Bulgaria-Korea Committee for Industrial Cooperation, which will take place from 15th to 18th March in Sofia, were discussed. The following events will take place: a business forum with the participation of Bulgarian and...
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A meeting between Bulgarian businessmen and a Chinese business delegation from the Jiangsu province was held at the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. In his opening speech, Mr. Zhu Min, Director General of Jiangsu Provincial Department of Commerce, said that Shanghai also used to be a small fishermen’s village in the Jiangsu province. This is a coastal province with population over 77 million people and a territory, which is smaller than the territory of Bulgaria. The...
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On 8th March 2011, at the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a meeting was held between Mr. Georgi Stoev, BCCI Vice Presedent and Mr. Shunsuke Sakuma, representative of the Japanese company SANIX. The meeting was initiated by the Japanese company and Mr. Fokumori, Commercial Counselor at the Embassy of Japan to Bulgaria. SANIX INCORPORATED is a holding company, which owns businesses in the following areas: production of spirits – sake, trade in wines and spirits,...
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During a meeting held at the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry on 7th March between Mr. Ivan Stoimenov, Secretary General of the BCCI and Mr. Kadhim O. Jabir, Commercial Counselor at the Embassy of Iraq to Bulgaria, the desire of the Federation of the Iraqi Chambers of Commerce to send a business delegation to Bulgaria in 2011 was discussed. Mr. Jabir said that his country cooperates closely with its neighbours Syria, Iran and Turkey and hopes to expand its cooperation with...
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On 1st March 2011, in Sofia, a business seminar “Hong Kong – Your Partner for Success in China” was held. The seminar was organized by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, Brussels and the Budapest Regional Office of the Hong Kong Trade Development Council. The Council was created in 1966 and has 40 offices in 35 countries. The seminar is organized for the third consecutive year. In her opening remarks, the Special Representative for Hong Kong Economic and...
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With the participation of the initiators – the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and Business Center – Bulgaria EOOD, the Union “Made in Bulgaria” gave its annual “Golden Martenitsa” awards for the 17th time. The awards were in four categories aimed at recognizing achievements in the business sector. The Musala Soft company won the annual "Golden Martenitsa" prize in the "Bulgarian producer" category for its contribution...
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On 24 February 2011 in Sofia, the General Meeting of the Association of Balkan Chambers /ABC/, presided by BCCI’s President Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov, took place with a very lively discussion and comments about the economic situation in the region, the progress of some of the countries and the hardships experienced by others. The national unions and chambers of commerce of Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Greece, Cyprus, FYROM, Romania, Serbia, Turkey and Montenegro are...
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The Club of Women Entrepreneurs and Managers in Bulgaria presented today at a press-conference held at the BCCI the new contest “WOMAN-ENTREPRENEUR AND WOMAN-MANAGER OF THE YEAR”. The contest remains in the spirit of traditions and preserves the philosophy, established over the years with the competition “Business Woman of the Year”, which was organised from 1991 to 2010 by the “We women” Magazine. The magazine recently changed its owners. During the...
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On 23 February 2011 at the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a meeting was held between representatives of the Association of Balkan Chambers /ABC/ and the Mayor of Sofia Municipality, Mrs. Yordanka Fandakova. The occasion for the meeting was BCCI’s presidency of ABC and the General Meeting of the Association, which is starting today in Sofia. Mrs. Fandakova introduced the participants to the work of the Municipality. She underlined the Municipality’s role in...
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On 22 February 2011 at the Riyadh Chamber of Commerce and Industry, a Saudi Arabia – Bulgaria Business Forum was held with the participation of nine Bulgarian companies working in various economic sectors such as ship transport, oil products, agriculture, real estate, machine building and production of spare parts, production of tyres, production of facing stones, software products, legal consultations, information technologies and renewable energy. Around 15 Saudi Arabian...
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On 22 February 2011 in Sofia, Bulgarian Prime Minister and his Serbian counterpart opened a business forum organized by the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Serbian Chamber of Commerce. Bulgarian PM Borisov greeted the participants in the forum – over 150 representatives of Bulgarian and Serbian companies and shared the main topics from the talks with his Serbian counterpart Mr. Mirko Cvetkovic, who is on a two-day official visit to Bulgaria. According...
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The annual GS1 Global Forum started in Brussels. This year’s theme is “Positioning GS1 for the Future Value Chain”. 525 participants from 85 National GS1 organisations will take part in the forum. The idea is to share the results achieved in the system and to outline a future action plan, which will guarantee that the GS1 standards, services and solutions will respond better to the customers’ needs. This year’s key themes are related to the progress in...
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Today, the 21st January 2011, in Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, a Cooperation Agreement was signed between the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) and the Council of Saudi Chambers of Commerce and Industry. For the BCCI the Agreement was signed by Mr. Nikolay Filipov, President of the Bulgaria-Saudi Arabia Business Council with the BCCI, and for the Council of Saudi Chambers – by Dr. Fahad Al-Sultan. The event was organized within the framework of the...
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During the regular Annual Meeting of the Management Board of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the 2010 Annual Report and the Programme for 2011 were adopted. It was noted that despite the difficult economic situation, the Chamber has managed to achieve its goals set in the previous Programme and to fulfill its financial plans. This should clear its path to successfully carrying out the plans for 2011. The members of the Management Board participated very actively in the...
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On 15th February 2011, the Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to Bulgaria, H.E. Ms. Tove Skarstein and representatives of the Embassy visited the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and had a meeting with its President, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov. H.E. Ms. Tove Skarstein introduced a new employee of the Embassy – the Commercial Officer, Ms. Miryana Aleksandrova. The two parties agreed that Ms. Aleksandrova will get acquainted in details with the activities of the...
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During his work visit in the country, the Vice-President of the European Commission Antonio Tajani, Commissioner for Industry and Entrepreneurship, had a working lunch with representatives of the business and the NGOs. Two members of the Management Board of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry took part in the meeting – the President of the Chamber, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov and Mr. Ivo Rusev. The representatives of the Chamber stressed the need of further education and...
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After a meeting with the sponsors of the Draft Bill on Amendment and Supplement to the Credit Institutions Act (Nо 154-01-7) at the National Assembly, BCCI President, Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov submitted the Chamber’s POSITION on the Bill. We offer to you attention the full text of the POSITION PAPER, which was sent to the MPs from the Parliamentary group of Political Party GERB in the 41st National Assembly – Mr. Evgeni Stoev, Mr. Stefan Gospodinov and Mr. Dian...
El texto completoGENERAL MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF SECTORIAL ORGANIZATIONS WITH BCCI ELECTS NEW MANAGEMENT
- 10-02-2011
On 9th February 2011, a General meeting of the Council of Sectorial Organizations with the BCCI was held. The Council’s 2010 Activity Report and the Work Programme for 2011 were endorsed. A new Bureau of the Council of Sectorial Organizations was elected with Chairperson Ms. Mariana Kukusheva, President of the Federation of Bakers and Confectioners in Bulgaria, and Deputy Chairpersons – Mr. Milcho Boshev, President of the Bulgarian Soft Drinks Association, and Mr....
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For the business, innovations may turn out to be a life-saving operation and this has to become the focus of attention not only of the science circles and the state bodies and institutions, but mostly of the business circles. Because, if the companies are not interested in the achievements of science, if they don’t push the scientists to look for useful solutions which bring higher efficiency and productivity, there won’t be progress in any country. The efforts of the new EU...
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In two consecutive days, 26th and 27th January 2011, GS1 Bulgaria Council at the BCCI jointly with SA2 Worldsync organized two round tables with the participation of representatives of the retail chains and their suppliers – leading Bulgarian manufacturers. During the forums SA2 Worldsync was presented by Mr. Jurgen Staeder, Senior consultant of the company. The company is one of the leaders in development and operation of GS1 certified data pools in the Global Data...
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On 25 January, a business forum was held at the Tokyo Chamber of Commerce and Industry, within the official visit of Bulgarian Prime Minister Mr. Boyko Borisov to Japan. The forum was opened by Mr. Koichiro Fukui, Chairman of the Japanese-Bulgarian Economic Council. Mr. Traycho Traykov, Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism and Honorary President of the Bulgarian-Japanese Economic Council and Mr. Miroslav Naydenov, Minister of Agriculture and Food greeted the participants in the...
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Today, the 24th January 2011, an Agreement was signed between the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) and the Japan Commercial Arbitration Association (JCAA). The meeting preceding the official signing of the document was attended by Mr. Traycho Traykov Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, Mr. Evgeny Angelov, Deputy Minister of Economy, Energy and Tourism, Mr. Ognyan Donev, Chairman of the Confederation of the Employers and Industrialists in Bulgaria and Mr. Tzolo Voutov,...
El texto completoThe Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry together with the Embassy of Iran are organizing a Bulgarian-Iranian business forum in Sofia. The BCCI has issued an invitation for Bulgarian participants for the forum, which is scheduled for February 1, 2011. The Iranian companies to be represented at the forum include firms in the fields of construction, infrastructure, transport, communications, food industry, machine-building, oil and chemical industry. The Iranian Chamber of Trade,...
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The delegation of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) accompanying Bulgarian PM Borisov on a Japan visit will emphasize the stability and deepening of bilateral investment and business relations. Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov set out Friday together with a government and business delegation on a four-day working visit to Japan (January 21-26, 2011). In a statement dedicated to the Bulgarian business delegation to Japan, the BCCI states Japan is increasingly...
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- 13-01-2011
On 13th January 2011 the management of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry had a meeting with experts from the Japanese Bank for International Cooperation. The Bank works and provides financial support for Japanese companies, which export equipment to Bulgaria or invest in the country. BCCI President Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov outlined the areas of mutual interest for the two organizations and noted that the data bases of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry may be a very...
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The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry presented its position in the spirit of the necessary decreasing of the administrative burden and removal of the obstacles before business. We consider that representatives of the Branch Organizations must be included in the evaluation commissions. In that form, the evaluation commissions will also express opinions when an open procedure needs to turn into a negotiated procedure with publication of contract notice (e.g. when the nature of the...
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“We need speeded construction and improvement of the main infrastructure – road, sea, river, airport and railway infrastructure (before or at least at the same time as reconstructing Brazil’s railways) both on the territory of Bulgaria and for the purpose of its connection to the neighbouring Balkan states and Central Europe”, the President of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mr. Tsvetan Simeonov says in an interview for Information Agency CROSS. ...
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