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Upcoming Events

 

 

AmCham Ski Tournament at Borovets Resort

13.03.2010

Saturday

09:00 - 16:00h

Borovets Resort, Martinovi baraki II
The Sixth AmCham Ski Tournament will take place on March 13 /Saturday/, 2010 at Borovets Resort. We offer ...
   

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AmCham Bulgaria/U.S. Commercial Service business trip to Macedonia April 8-9

08.04.2010

Thursday

09:00 - 18:00h

The American Chamber of Commerce in Bulgaria and the U.S. Commercial Service in the U.S. Embassy to Sofia ...
   

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Past Events & Activities

 

 

26.02.2010 US Ambassador James Warlick Outlines Vision of Strategic US-Bulgaria Partnership

In his address to the AmCham community US ambassador to Bulgaria James Warlick set out a new vision for the Bulgarian-American economic partnership. In his words it is a vision that will require some time, a little luck, a lot of hard work and even more strategic leadership to achieve, but it is realistic. The envoy was a guest speaker at the AmCham business luncheon held February 25 at the Sheraton Hotel where more than 140 companies and media attended the event. His Excellency outlined a vision of strategic partnership between US and Bulgaria in several fields: economy and investments, Bulgaria’s future Eurozone accession, information technology, biotechnology, renewable energy, and energy security.

   

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19.02.2010 AmCham Community Welcomes Five New Members

AmCham Bulgaria organized its first for the year Meet new members party on February 17 at the Hilton Sofia hotel. The general managers of the five new member companies presented core activities in front of at least 90 AmCham members: Empower United Foundation, European Trade Center, Fama Consulting, Gasstroymontaj, and Vitosha Auto.

   

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10.02.2010 General Assembly Elects Ivailo Slavov, Dana L. Niedzielska and George Gueorgiev at the board

On February 9 the January meeting of the AmCham General Assembly elected Ivailo Slavov with Adecco Bulgaria, and co-chair of the HR committee, Dana L. Niedzielska with PPD and co-chair of the CSR committee, and George Gueorgiev, Motorola Bulgaria and AmCham treasurer at the board of directors. Mr. Slavov enters the board for the first time while Dana L. Niedzielska and George Gueorgiev begin their second terms.

   

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Today's News

 

Topic of the Day

08.03.2010

Bulgarian Business, Trade Unions Draw Up Plan to Combat Crisis

Companies, which have outstanding takings from the state and the municipalities, will not be subjected to penalties in cases of delay in paying taxes and social securities.

   

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Politics

08.03.2010

Supervisor of Trakia Motorway construction to be known by end-March

The project supervisor for the construction of the Stara Zagora-Nova Zagora section of Trakia (Thrace) motorway will be named by the end of March. The news was broken on Friday at the opening of the technical bids of the eight candidates in the tender.

   

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Economy

08.03.2010

Bulgaria registers 40.4% rise in newly built residential buildings in Q4

Newly built residential buildings marked a quarter-on-quarter increase of 40.4% in the last three months of 2009, shows preliminary data of the National Statistical Institute.

   

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Business

08.03.2010

Outsourcing immune to crisis

Job ads for call centre staff abound in Bulgaria. The people who speak foreign languages and have IT skills are unaffected by the crisis, as they can work for companies in Europe or the USA from Bulgaria.

   

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International

08.03.2010

EC Considers EU-Wide Minimum Carbon Tax

The European Commission is planning an EU-wide minimum tax on carbon as part of the EU's green energy agenda. The minimum tax would apply to fuel, natural gas and coal. The EU's new Taxation Commissioner, Algirdas Semeta, is working to revise the EU's existing Energy Taxation Directive, his spokeswoman said.

   

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Member Updates

04.03.2010

Meet for free at the Grand Hotel Sofia

Plan, book and confirm your event one month in advance and get 100% off on the room rental. Or book at least 10 rooms and get the meeting room for free.

   

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02.03.2010

February 2010 Tax Newsletter of Ernst & Young Bulgaria

In the focus of this month issue are the Transfer Pricing Documentation Guidelines (the Guidelines) released by the Bulgarian National Revenue Agency (NRA) on its official website http://portal.nap.bg on 8 February 2010.

   

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01.03.2010

The Anglo-American School Offers Full Scholarships

The school invests more than 170 000 Euros yearly in talented Bulgarian students

   

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01.03.2010

New Conference Packages at Hilton Sofia!

Every 5th delegate GOES FREE - invite more, pay for less!

   

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