Bulgaria Schedule of Events - Sept 29 - Nov 25

* Monday, September 29 - Sofia: State Energy and Water Regulatory Commission (SEWRC) to decide on a gas prices increase for the fourth quarter of 2008, hovering around 30%.

* Monday, September 29 - Plovdiv: President Georgi Parvanov opens the 64th International Technical Fair. (until October 4)

Monday, September 29 - Sofia: National Statistics Institute to release August producer price data.

Monday, September 29 - Sofia: Finance Ministry to auction 30 million levs worth of 10-year government bonds.

Tuesday, September 30 - Sofia: Deadline expires for the Finance Ministry to release August budget balance data.

Thursday, October 9 - Sofia (Bulgaria): 3rd Balkan real estate conference - Bulgaria, organised by Balkan Property exhibition (BalPEx) takes place.

Friday, October 10 - Sofia (Bulgaria): 4th Balkan Property exhibition - BalPEx - Fall 2008 (www.balpex.eu) starts (until October 12).

Monday, October 20 - Sofia: Finance Ministry to auction 30 million levs in five-year government bonds.

Friday, October 24 - Sofia: Deadline for placing bids for the heating utility in the northeastern city of Shumen.

Monday, October 27 - Sofia: Financial and industrial group Eurohold Bulgaria holds extraordinary shareholders meeting.

Thursday, November 6 - Sofia: Sofia's Municipal Privatisation Agency to auction 65.55% of Municipal Insurance company at a call price of 9.6 million levs.

Tuesday, November 25 - Sofia: Financial and industrial group Eurohold Bulgaria to release consolidated financial results for the third quarter.

Tuesday, November 25 - Sofia: Blue-chip car battery manufacturer MonBat to issue revenue and profit forecast for the last quarter of 2008.