Agricultural goods for 700 milion USD have been exported in the period January - September, which is twice the export for the period from two years ago, was reported by the Agricultural Minister, Mehmed Dikme. According to him, our country has the potential to export agricultural goods for over 1 mlrd. USD. Due to financing by the SAPARD Program, in the past two years twice more agricultural machinery has been purchased compared to the preceding period of 5-6 years.(the Standard newspaper)
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Direct foreign investments in Bulgaria have increased by 517.4 mln.EURO for the period January-August 2004, was reported by the BNB (BG National Bank). (the Monitor newspaper)