The Bulgarian government has planned 100 million levs (around 50 million Euro) for the construction of new industrial zones in Bulgaria, said Deputy Minister of Economy and Energy Yavor Kuiumdjiev, quoted by Focus agency. Practically, the investment in these zones is a part of the strategy of counteracting the impact of the world financial crisis in Bulgaria. It is about four or five industrial parks whose production will primarily be export-orientated. To stimulate the exports, the cabinet has planned for this year a budget of 600 million levs (over 300 million Euro) for the state exporting agency. Some changes are on the agenda concerning the commercial representation offices of Bulgaria in the countries in Europe as well. According to Kuiumdjiev, after competitions being held there will be appointed new commercial representatives with tenure of three years. About 60 percent of these cadres will be employees at the ministry of economy and energy. At the moment Bulgaria has about 60 commercial representatives in nearly 50 countries in Europe. According to Kuiumdjiev, redistribution has to be made of their number in a given country. ?I do not see any point in having five representatives in Germany. For me, it is much better to have seven in Russia¯, says the deputy minister of economy. For another time in a row he made it clear that new markets have to be sought, at which the Bulgarian exporting firms will develop. The deputy minister of economy pointed out that he had an idea of the ministry allowing a Bulgarian agency for export insurance to insure the interbank credits. According to Kuiumdjiev, the confidence in the banks will be enhanced in this way. Kuiumdjiev remains an optimist about the development of the Bulgarian economy during 2009. During the next year a recession or a shrinking of the economy are not expected, said Kuiumdjiev and added: ?There will be difficulties, but for the first time in the history of Bulgaria they will not have anything to do with Bulgaria. This is an imported crisis¯. The global crisis will have its impact on Bulgaria sooner or later, but with a slowdown of the economic growth rather than with recessions. It is possible to have problems in some branches which rely on the demand of consumers in Western Europe, but this is not the whole Bulgarian economy, Kuiumdjiev pointed out. According to him, in 2009 the growth will stay high and it will be around five percent in the long run.