BAT Alone Bids for Bulgarian Tobacco Factories
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Business: 29 October 2004, Friday. British American Tobacco has been the only bidder to submit application papers for the purchase of two cigarette-making factories, it became known after the deadline expired 5 ...
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Britain's Imperial Tobacco  agreed to buy Commonwealth Brands, the fourth-biggest cigarette maker in the United States, but its shares fell on Thursday as speculation faded it might be a bid target itself.
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Tobacco, chemicals, pharmaceuticals and resort operators on Thursday propelled Bulgaria's stock indexes to fresh all-times highs, while lawmakers fiercely debated on a no-confidence vote against the government ...
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SOFIA, Jan 8: The Bulgarian government banned smoking in some public places as of January 1, but in a country where half of the population smokes both restaurant owners and smokers are resisting the government ...
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The maker of Marlboro, the top selling cigarette in the United States, is introducing a type of smokeless tobacco in August, as smoking bans spread and more smokers quit.
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Business: 7 September 2004, Tuesday. Fraport AG, the owner and operator of Frankfurt Airport, wants to participate in the procedure for awarding the concession of the Bulgarian Black Sea airports in Varna and ...
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Business: 5 November 2004, Friday. Bulgaria's MPs adopted Friday a decision obliging the government to submit a report on the implementation of the privatization strategy of Bulgartabac Holding to the ...
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Cigar aficionados should not expect to see ailing Cuban leader Fidel Castro strut out to greet them at the annual Habanos festival, but they will be able to bid for humidors signed by him.
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"Bulgaria is a member of the NSG that has a positive attitude towards nuclear energy and is likely to take a favourable view of the India-US civil nuclear deal"  From correspondents in Delhi, India, 04:30 PM IST India will seek the support of Bulgaria, the southeast European country which is a member of the Nuclear Suppliers Group , for global civil nuclear cooperation ... via India eNews
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Politics: 14 January 2005, Friday. Sofia officials have chosen to partner steel plant Kremikovtsi for building a special waste processing facility, it was announced on Friday.
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BEIJING, Dec. 15 -- Formula One team BAR is for sale, but the only accepted buyers are a joint venture between engine partners Honda and current majority owners British American Tobacco.
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New York, NY (Sports Network) - A bat once used by legendary baseball player Babe Ruth sold for $1.26 million at an auction on Thursday, marking the third- highest price ever paid for a piece of sports memorabilia.
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The British companyâs acquisition of its French-Spanish rival will make it the second only to Altria in the European cigarette industry.
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Business: 9 January 2005, Sunday. Sofia Municipality, which holds 67% stake in slated for sale Municipal Bank, must retain a bigger stake in a bid to earn the clients' confidence and raise its price, according ...
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British American Tobacco has indicated that it would seek to put the company which runs the BAR Formula One team into administration if it proves unable to buy the minority shareholding in the operation required to press ahead with its new deal with Honda
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Malawi, one of the biggest producers of tobacco, is coming under pressure to sign a treaty limiting production.
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Bulgarian wine maker Domain Menada will open a new EUR4 million plant in the city of Stara Zagora on Tuesday, the Ministry of Agriculture said.