On behalf of Assoc. Prof. Dr. Atanas Atanasov, Chairman of the National Statistical Institute /NSI/, Greeting Address to the Forum was delivered by Dr. Svilen Kolev, Deputy Chairman of NSI. Greetings to the participants were also addressed by Prof. Dr. Tanya Yosifova, Chairman of the Arbitration Court at the Bulgarian Industrial Association Chamber and Angel Kraychev, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Institute of Certified Public Accountants in Bulgaria /ICPA/.