December 13 (SeeNews) - Following is a schedule of corporate, economic and political events taking place in, or related to, Bulgaria through January 9. New or amended entries are marked (*).
* Thursday, December 13 - Regional Development Minister Asen Gagauzov holds a news conference to present projects to be financed from the country’s budget surplus (0900 GMT).
Saturday, December 15 - Sofia: Shareholders in Bulgarian computer systems integrator Specialized Business Systems to vote on a proposed 50-to-1 share split.
Wednesday, December 19 - Sofia: National Statistics Institute to release gross domestic product (GDP) data for the third quarter of 2007.
Friday, December 21 - Sofia: Bulgarian Stock Exchange closes for trading for 10 days for Christmas and New Year holidays
Friday, December 21 - Pavlikeni: Bulgarian packaging and paper maker Unipack holds a shareholder’s meeting to vote on a proposed 10-for-1 share split.
Tuesday, December 25 - Christmas Day, public and market holiday.
Wednesday, December 26 - Second day of Christmas, public and market holiday.Thursday, December 27 - Sofia: Central bank to release end-October gross foreign debt data. (1200 GMT).
* Thursday, December 27 – Peshtera - Bulgarian blue-chip veterinary drug maker Biovet holds a shareholders’ meeting to vote on a proposed sale of a cogeneration unit to electricity company Turbo Energy for 13.3 million euro ($19.5 million) (0830 GMT).
Thursday, December 27 - Sofia: Bulgaria’s central bank issues end-November M1 money supply figures, which include cash in circulation and demand deposits (1000 GMT).
Thursday, December 27 - Sofia: Bulgaria’s central bank issues data on the credit portfolio of the Bulgarian commercial banks at end-October (1000 GMT).
Thursday, December 27 - Sofia: National Statistics Institute to release December business sentiment index.
Friday, December 28 - Sofia: National Statistics Institute to release November producer price index.
Monday, December 31 - Sofia: Finance Ministry scheduled to release November budget revenue and spending data.
Tuesday, January 1 - New Year Day. Public and market holiday.
Wednesday, January 2 - Sofia: Bulgarian Stock Exchanges resumes trading after Christmas/New Year break.
Wednesday, January 9 - Sofia: Deadline for filing binding offers in a tender for 70% of maritime shipping company Navibulgar. German-led consortium KG Maritime Shipping is the sole bidder for the stake.