The Bulgarian cigarette maker Bulgartabac will halt sales to the Mideast from 1 April, a move that will cost 400 jobs, the Hürriyet Daily News reported.
Allegations that Bulgartabac products comprise a substantial amount of the illicit trade in neighbouring Turkey prompted the withdrawal, the Hürriyet website reported, citing a Reuters news account. Bulgartabac reportedly denied the allegations. The job cuts were said to represent 8 per cent of the workforce at the tobacco company.
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