BC is a joint initiative of CSD and the Ministry of
Trade. It was formally inaugurated on June 17, 1993 by Mr. Valentin
Karabashev, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Trade, in the
presence of ambassadors, diplomats and trade envoys to Bulgaria,
along with bankers, and managers of local and international
companies. The principal objective of IBC is to encourage business
contacts, popularize business opportunities in Bulgaria, and
promote the development of trade and foreign investment. IBC
organizes regular breakfast meetings to which it invites prominent
figures from the government, financial institutions, and private
businesses as guest speakers.
The guest speakers and topics of IBC meetings in
1994 were:
Mr. Belo Belov, General Manager of Chimimport
PLC: "The Privatization of Chimimport";
Mr. Stanislav Daskalov, Minister of Foreign
Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria: "Bulgaria's Integration in the
International Economic Structures";
Dr. Krastyu Mirski, Vice Chairman of the
Committee of Posts and Telecommunications (CPT), and Mr. Antoni
Slavinski, Vice President of the Bulgarian Telecommunications
Company (BTC): "The Reform in Bulgarian Telecommunications";
H.E. Mr. Buheita Fujiwara, Ambassador of
Japan to the Republic of Bulgaria: "Japan-Bulgaria Trade and
Economic Relations";
Mr. Alexander Yordanov, Chairman of the
National Assembly of the Republic of Bulgaria: "Legislative Work of
the National Assembly in the Economic Reform Field";
Mr. Kiril Tsotchev, Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister of Trade: "Bulgaria's Foreign Trade Policy";
Dr. Dimiter Loudjev, Former Deputy Prime
Minister and Minister of Defense: "The Challenges of the Economic
Reform in Bulgaria";
Mr. Ivan Stancioff, Minister of Foreign
Affairs of the Republic of Bulgaria: "Foreign Policy and the
Economic Development of Bulgaria".
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