Stara Zagora region is among the five biggest in this country after Sofia, Burgas, Plovdiv and Varna. It is situated in Central South Bulgaria on 5,151 sq. km with 4.7% of the whole population with 206 settlements, of them 10 towns and 196 villages. The city tanks third in Bulgaria by its economic development with net revenues from sales of BGN 2.9bn. The total amount of the revenues fromsales of these 20 companies is BGN 1.189bn. The city is one of the most important transport junctions in South Bulgaria with the railway lines going through its territory from Ruse to Podkova and from Sofia to Burgas as well as Trakia highway. Four of the five trans-European corridors crossing Bulgaria go through Stara Zagora region. The population is 380,295 inhabitants. The city has a master plan and a plan scheme of the communication transport system from 30 Dec. 2005. In Feb. 2008 Standart&Poor`s confirmed the long-term credit rating ВВ+ of Stara Zagora municipality with stable perspective. About BGN 32m have been planned for capital expenditure in 2009 says the dep. mayor for construction of Stara Zagora Prof. Dinev commenting on the building programme of the administration. Interview with the president of the local office of the Chamber of Construction, overview of the latest projects, real property and prices, and more.