Bulgarian Stock Exchange – Sofia

The Bulgarian Stock Exchange said on Thursday that it has received a request for admission to trading of local Neo London Capital's [BUL:178C] 20 million levs ($11.6 million/10.2 million euro) bond issue, reports SeeNews. 

The issue consists of 20,000 bonds with a nominal value of 1,000 levs each, the Sofix exchange operator said in a notice.

Bulgarian Stock Exchange approved the first company adviser for the BEAM SME Growth Market. This is the investment intermediary Aval In Jsc. It will advise and assist small and medium-sized companies in their process of listing on the Growth Market and in their life as traded companies afterwards. Aval In operates on the capital market in our country for 25 years.

Representatives of more than 50 small and medium-sized companies participated in the first ever seminar organized by the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE), the Bulgarian Small and Medium Enterprises Promotion Agency (BSMEPA) and the Bulgarian Association of Licensed Investment Intermediaries (BALIP).

The Bulgarian Stock Exchange - Sofia acquired 100% of the capital of the Bulgarian Independent Energy Exchange (BENE).

The Commission for Protection of Competition (CPC) has imposed a fine of BGN 1,775 on "Bulgarian Stock Exchange" AD for unfair competition, the anti-monopoly agency said.

Six new companies have joined the indices of the regional stock exchange platform SEE Link, announced the Bulgarian Stock Exchange.

Two of the companies are Serbian and the rest are Slovenian.

The Bulgarian Stock Exchange-Sofia (BSE-Sofia) has reported a 68% decrease in turnover to BGN 250,6 M on the year in the first half of 2015.

June 2015 brought a 65% decrease on the year to BGN 26,4 M, according to data of BSE-Sofia.

Sopharma Trading AD, a leading Bulgarian distributor of pharmaceuticals, is expanding into Serbia, according to a media statement of the company to the Bulgarian Stock Exchange-Sofia (BSE-Sofia).

The company plans to register a company called Sopharma Trading d.o.o. Belgrade active in the field of consultancy services related to business operations.

Total turnover on the Bulgarian stock market has slumped by more than 75% month-on-month in February after Parliament curbed land purchases by non-EU companies and individuals.

One of the biggest Bulgarian software developers, Sirma Group Holding AD, is preparing an initial public offering (IPO) and an ensuing listing on the Bulgarian Stock Exchange (BSE-Sofia).