NEWS FROM BCCI

Meeting with the Commercial Counsellor of Poland

At BCCI a meeting was held between Marcin Mikolajczyk, Counsellor and Head of the Trade and Investment Promotion Section of the Embassy of Poland in Sofia and the BCCI President Tsvetan Simeonov. Representatives of the Bulgarian – Polish Chamber of Commerce and Industry - Michal Bednarek, President and Eliza Larska, Secretary also took part in the meeting.

Future joint initiatives were outlined. In continuation to previous talks, the upcoming visit of a Polish business delegation to Bulgaria in the second half of March 2015 was discussed. As part of the visit, Bulgarian – Polish Business Forum will be held at BCCI with business meetings for companies from the two countries. The participants from Poland, their interests and fields of activity will be further specified about which BCCI will provide information in due course.

NEWS FROM BCCI

At a regular meeting the EU Club welcomed the Latvian Presidency of the EU Council

Ambassadors and commercial counselors of the EU Member States, representatives of the government and the business circles as well as NGOs participated in the event Още

BCCI presented the British Ambassador H.E. Jonathan Allen with an Honorary Diploma

On occasion of the end of his term of office in Bulgaria Още

The new Ambassador of the Republic of Cuba visited BCCI

Special invitation was extended to Bulgarian companies to participate in the International Fair that will take place in Havana in November this year Още

Meeting with the Commercial Counsellor of Poland

An upcoming visit of a Polish business delegation to Bulgaria in the second half of March Още

BULGARIA IN EU

Energy security and interconnectivity in Bulgaria and the other countries of South Eastern Europe - a priority for the European Commission

Bulgarian Prime Minister introduced the idea to turn Bulgaria into a common gas distribution center for EU Member States in the region Още

BULGARIAN ECONOMY

Bulgaria’s consumer prices in December fall 0.9% Y/Y, stay flat M/M

Deflation in nine of last year’s 12 months with the exception of April, July and October Още

Bulgarian exports to the EU growing, exports to third countries decreasing

The volume of imported goods is greatest from Germany, Italy, Romania, Greece and Spain Още

LEGISLATION AND REGULATION

Better laws can lead to more than BGN 1 billion in savings, an analysis of the Council for Administrative Reform suggests

The priorities of the Council are aimed at achieving even greater transparency in governance, partnership with the civil society, business facilitation Още

INVESTMENT NEWS

Bulgarian City Clinic to invest BGN 200 million in construction of three hospitals

The target is for City Clinic to become the largest provider of healthcare services in Bulgaria in the next three years Още

Bottle caps producer Herti will invest BGN 3.7 million

Half of the investment money is insured under European programme Competitiveness Още