The number of newly-registered companies in Bulgaria amounts to 633 in the period October 1-6 alone. A total of 40 222 new companies have been entered in the Trade Register since the beginning of the year. Nineteen of these companies have been closed.

See the table for more details on the number of the registered companies in the first three quarter of the year:

PeriodNewly registered companiesJan 1 – April 1 20087199April 1 – July 1, 200815288July 1 – October 1, 200817102October633Total40222

Source: Trade Register

A total of seven companies have been declared insolvent since the beginning of the month, while their total number this year amounts to 526 so far.

See the table for more details on the number of insolvent companies by quarters:

PeriodInsolvent companiesJan 1 – April 1 200874April 1 – July 1, 2008244July 1 – October 1, 2008201October7Total526

Source: Trade Register

A total of 1 045 companies have been re-registered this month, while the number amounts to 106,010 since the beginning of the year. A total of 2,015 of these companies have been closed.

See the table for more details on the re-reregistered companies by quarters:

PeriodRe-registered companiesJan 1 – April 1 200817160April 1 – July 1, 200841903July 1 – October 1, 200845902October1045Total106010

Source: Trade Register