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For years, the Bulgarian Prime Minister Boyko Borisov has been asking me to buy Bulgarian tobacco. Now politically I promise to improve the economy of these regions in Bulgaria, China will buy up to 10 million tons of tobacco leaves per year. That was announced by Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang at the press conference after the end of the 16 + 1 forum.

The spoke about "further development of the overall bilateral relations of the two countries, the promotion of economic cooperation and cooperation in the field of energy, as well as the current political topics in the country and region."

Prime Minister Boyko Borisov announced a proposal for the construction of Belene NPP as a common Balkan project with European funding.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is in talks with Gulf sovereign wealth funds to invest jointly, and hopes to complete a round of fund-raising for such investments by the end of this year, the bank's president said on Feb. 13.

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) chief Suma Chakrabarti told the Global Markets Forum in Davos on Tuesday that the European lender would like to contribute more in the assistance of Greek companies, particularly those who are export-orientated: "We've been operating there for 14 months and already invested nearly 800 million euros.

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has announced backing for a 288 million-euro bond ($305 million) to finance a state-of-the-art hospital campus in the eastern Turkish province of Elazığ.

President Rosen Plevneliev is on a working visit to Austria and Hungary, the head of state's press office has said.

After the Western Balkans summit, which took place in Vienna on August 27, it has been announced that European institutions will grant around 200 million euro for 10 transport and energy infrastructure projects in six Western Balkans countries.

STOCKHOLM - Serbian Prime Minister Aleksandar Vucic presented the government's program of economic and legal reforms to representatives of major Swedish companies on Monday.

Vucic sought suggestions and advice from Swedish entrepreneurs on the way in which Serbia can improve its investment conditions so as to attract more foreign investors, reports Radio and Television of Serbia.

BELGRADE - The Serbian government and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) are launching a joint initiative aimed at improving the investment climate, encouraging the development of the private sector and promoting good governance in Serbia, it was released in statements by the Serbian government and the EBRD on Wednesday.