Bozhidar Lukarski

Bulgarian trade unions have opposed a decision of the Interministerial Council on Defense Industry and Security of Supply at the Council of Ministers to terminate the license of Dunarit AD Ruse for the import, export, and transfer of arms.

Ruse-based Dunarit AD is a major manufacturer of military and machine- engineering products.

Bulgaria's Economy Ministry mulls increasing the lower threshold for VAT registration from BGN 50 000 to BGN 200 000 in a bid to curb the informal sector, according to Economy Minister Bozhidar Lukarski.

Marieta Zaharieva has been appointed Executive Director of the Bulgarian Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Agency.

Economy Minister Bozhidar Lukarski said that Information Technolohy (IT) was the fastest-developing industry in the country and Bulgaria was best known worldwide for its experts in the field.

However Bulgaria is experiencing a severe shortage of around 10 000 cadres, part of whom will have to be imported from abroad, Lukarski added in an interview for private bTV station on Tuesday.

Bulgaria's Economy Minister Bozhidar Lukarski presented measures aimed at overcoming the economic backwardness of the northwestern region, the poorest region in the EU.

Lukarski and Deputy Prime Minister Meglena Kuneva visited Montana on Monday to meet with business representatives from Vidin, Vratsa and Montana at the invitation of MPs from the districts.

Bulgarian Economy Minister Bozhidar Lukarski is to present the economic priorities of the government for the development of the northwestern region of the country.

Lukarski will attend the opening of the Forum Northwest in the town of Montana on Monday, daily Dnevnik reports.

Russia's Ambassador to Bulgaria Yuriy Isakov has emphasized the need for innovative approaches to developing economic and trade relations between the two countries.

Isakov met Monday with Bulgaria's Economy Minister Bozhidar Lukarski.

Although Bulgarian exporters are seriously injured by the sanctions on Russia, the country will not back away from its current stance and will seek new markets, according to Economy Minister Bozhidar Lukarski.

Bulgaria's Economy Minister met Monday with Ukraine's Ambassador to Bulgaria Mykola Baltazhy.

Regional units of the Bulgarian Investment Agency and the State Agency for Promotion of Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) will be established in Plovdiv.

This was announced by Bulgaria's Economy Minister Bozhidar Lukarski after a meeting with Mayor of Plovdiv Ivan Totev and mayors of other municipalities in the region on Friday, electronic daily Dnevnik reports.

Companies in Bulgaria may save BGN 113 M through the adoption of the third plan for cutting the administrative burden on business (2015-2017), according to Economy Minister Bozhidar Lukarski.

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