Highlights

Our exports for the first eight months of the year amounted to nearly 32 billion euros and marked a significant growth compared to the previous year. This was announced by the Minister of Economy and Industry Nikola Stoyanov during the awards ceremony of the “Exporter of the Year” competition. “The Bulgarian business produces competitive products […]

The total contribution of the tourism sector to the country’s GDP from hotels and restaurants, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council, amounts to over BGN 10 billion. This was said by the Minister of Economy and Industry Nikola Stoyanov during the ceremony of awarding the Annual Awards of the Bulgarian Hotel and Restaurant […]

The Union includes a number of the most prominent scholars in the field of economics in Bulgaria The Ministry of Economy and Industry launched a strategic partnership with the Union of Economists in Bulgaria. This was agreed during a meeting of the Minister of Economy and Industry Nikola Stoyanov with the organization. The Union includes […]

In 2021, our merchandise trade with Japan exceeds USD 300 million, marking an increase of over 30%. This became clear during a meeting of the Minister of Economy and Industry Nikola Stoyanov with representatives of the Japanese business in Bulgaria. The discussion is part of the “breakfast with investors” initiative, the aim of which is […]

University of Mining and Geology St. Ivan Rilski joined the initiative of the Ministry of Economy and Industry to prepare an investment map for the re-industrialization of Bulgaria. This became clear during a meeting between the Minister of Economy and Industry Nikola Stoyanov and the Rector of the University Prof. Dr. Eng. Ivaylo Koprev. The […]

Complete your higher education at home or abroad, but then apply your knowledge in Bulgaria, because the development of any country is based on young and educated people. With these words, the Minister of Economy and Industry Nikola Stoyanov addressed the 12th grade students of 170th Vasil Levski HS, Novi Iskar, who were visiting the […]

The government held a series of meetings and negotiations with Lukoil management. As a result, an agreement was reached, from January 1, 2023, the company to voluntarily transfer its centre of economic activity to Bulgaria, i.e. will no longer work on processing (ishleme). In this way, all the profit from the operation of the refinery […]

A hub for intellectual property and technology transfer is being established at the inter-institutional level together with the European Patent Office. This became clear during a meeting between the Minister of Economy and Industry, Nikola Stoyanov, and the President of the European Patent Office, Antonio Campinhos. The chairman of the Bulgarian Patent Office, Prof. Vladya […]

Urgent measures are needed to solve the problems related to the shortage of timber for consumers and Bulgarian industry. This was emphasized by the Minister of Economy and Industry, Nikola Stoyanov, during a working meeting today at the Ministry on the subject. The Deputy Minister of Agriculture Valentin Chambov, the head of the political office […]

Minister of Economy and Industry Nikola Stoyanov reported Spanish investments of more than 880 million euros and growth of trade between Bulgaria and Spain by more than 30%. Today he held a meeting with representatives of Spanish businesses in our country. The discussion was part of the “breakfast with investors” initiative, the aim of which […]