The International Business Club (IBC) 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, to
popularize business opportunities in Bulgaria, and to promote
favorable development in 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 the IBC meetings in
1995 were:
- Dr. Dimitar Stefanov, Chairman of the Supervisory
Board of the Privatization Agency: "The Privatization Program of
the Government";
- Dr. Roumen Getchev, Deputy Prime Minister and
Minister of Economic Development: "The Foreign Investment Policy of
the Bulgarian Government";
- Mr. Dimitar Kostov, Minister of Finance: "Budgetary
and Financial Policy of the Bulgarian Government";
- Mr. Mladen Tchervenyakov, Minister of Justice:
"Legislative Priorities of the Government and the Problem of Law
Enforcement";
- Mr. Atanas Paparizov, Chairman of the National
Assembly Economic Committee: "Bulgaria's Current Foreign Trade
Policy".
Members of 42 diplomatic and trade missions to
Bulgaria, along with 10 international organizations and foreign
companies based in Sofia. Bulgarian businessmen and bankers are
regular visitors as well.
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