ALC Bulgaria Ceases Production Activities, Files for Liquidation South Africa's Automotive Leather Company (ALC) Group has ceased car seat cover production in Bulgaria and plans to liquidate its subsidiary in the country, ALC's Canada-based parent Exco Technologies said. view more

Bulgaria's Sirma Group extends deadline for cap hike subscription Bulgarian software developer Sirma Group Holding has extended the deadline for the subscription of its 39.57 million levs ($23 million/20.2 million euro) capital hike to February 15 from January 21, it said on Monday.
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Bulgartransgaz Sets Up Unit to Run Trading Platforms of Planned Gas Hub Bulgaria's natural gas transmission system operator Bulgartransgaz has set up a subsidiary, Balkan Gas Hub, to run trading platforms for markets that would be serviced by a planned regional distribition centre in the country, the company said. view more

Bulgaria's Sopharma Trading Becomes Sole Owner of Serbia's Lekovit, Eyes Regional Expansion Bulgaria's Sopharma Trading has acquired a minority shares portfolio in Serbian drug wholesaler Lekovit, thus becoming the sole owner of Lekovit as part of regional expansion, Sopharma Trading said on Thursday. view more

Bulgaria's 2018 New Passenger Car Registrations Rise 9.9% y/y New passenger car registrations in Bulgaria increased by an annual 9.9% to 34,332 in 2018, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association, ACEA, said on Wednesday, citing provisional figures.  view more

Bulgarian Stock Market Closes in Red All indices of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange closed in negative territory on Tuesday, with First Investment Bank (Fibank) leading the blue-chip losers, bourse data showed. view more

Bulgarian Blue-Chip SOFIX Ends Losing Streak The indices of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange closed mixed on Monday, as the blue-chip SOFIX index put an end to the string of losses it has suffered since the beginning of the year, bourse data showed. view more

Viohalco's Bulgarian Unit Enters into Investment Agreement with Gestamp Etem Bulgaria, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Belgium-based holding company Viohalco, decided to spin-off its production of extruded aluminium profiles business and the additional processing of aluminium profiles for the automotive industry into two units and to enter into an investment agreement with Spanish car parts maker Gestamp, Viohalco said. view more

Sofia Bourse Indices Close Mixed, Blue-Chip Index Extends Losses The indices of the Bulgarian Stock Exchange closed mixed on Thursday, with the blue-chip SOFIX index adding to its string of losses since the beginning of the year, bourse data showed. view more

Bulgaria Signs 42 Mln Euro Su-25 Jets Overhaul Deal with Aircraft Repair Plant 558 Bulgaria's defence ministry said on Wednesday that it has signed a 42.2 million euro ($48.4 million) deal with Belarus' Aircraft Repair Plant 558 for ensuring the airworthiness of eight Su-25 fighter-bombers and 16 R-95Sh jet engines. view more