Highlights

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 Stojanov 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 Stojanov 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 Stojanov 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 Stojanov, 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 Stojanov, 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 Stojanov 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 […]

The total value of gross capital formation for 2021, which includes all investments by Bulgarian and foreign companies in our country, is over BGN 18.4 billion. The data show GDP growth of 7.6% compared to the previous year or BGN 104.8 billion. This was announced by the Minister of Economy and Industry, Nikola Stojanov, during […]

Nearly 268 thousand people work in the construction sector in the country and their work is growing every year. This was stated by Minister of Economy and Industry Nikola Stojanov during a ceremony marking the 80th anniversary of the University of Architecture, Civil Engineering and Geodesy. He added that the production in the sector last […]

18 projects with the participation of investors from the USA are being worked on for a total value of more than BGN 1 billion, which will create 2400 new jobs in the country. This was announced by the Minister of Economy and Industry Nikola Stojanov during a meeting with representatives of the American business in […]