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Our country has traditionally been among the top ten main trading partners of Georgia. The past year marked an increase of nearly ¼ in bilateral trade, reaching USD 826 million. This became clear during a meeting between the Minister of Economy and Industry Nikola Stojanov and the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Georgia to Bulgaria […]

The importance of the work of Bulgarian metrologists is even more visible now that the state is pursuing a firm policy to control prices through better information and stricter control. This was said by Deputy Minister of Economy and Industry Yanko Topalov at the opening of the conference ‘Measurements in support of the global food […]

Trends over the last decade show that French companies invest an average of BGN 1 billion a year in our country. This was said by Deputy Minister of Economy and Industry Irina Shtonova during an event of the French-Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. She pointed out that the French investors bring serious added value to the […]

The Bulgarian Export Insurance Agency (BAEZ) received the award for ‘Insurer of the Year — Most Dynamic Developing Company’ during an official ceremony where the most prestigious annual awards were presented to companies from the insurance and pension sector. In recent months, BAEZ, which is part of the Ministry of Economy and Industry, has undertaken a […]

The Minister of Economy and Industry Nikola Stojanov met with the newly appointed Ambassador of Ukraine to Bulgaria H.E.  Kenneth Merten. They discussed the development of the economic relations between Bulgaria and the USA and measures to deepen the cooperation. Minister Nikola Stojanov presented his initiative ‘breakfast with investors’ and pointed out that one of […]

For 10 years, the Industrial Park ‘Bojurishte’ has attracted 37 investors with an investment of over BGN 610 million, who have created over 2,000 jobs. This was said by the Minister of Economy and Industry Nikola Stojanov during the official ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the German company BHTC in Bulgaria. This is also the first […]

The largest business organisation of the Arab League countries is exploring the opportunities for Bulgaria to become a logistics hub for imports and exports to the European Union. This became clear during a meeting of the Minister of Economy and Industry Nikola Stojanov with the Secretary General of the Union of Arab Chambers Khaled Hanafy. […]

Bulgaria ranks sixth in the European Union in terms of the value of production in the metallurgical industry. This was said by Deputy Minister of Economy and Industry Irina Shtonova, who attended today the signing of the Branch Collective Labour Agreement in the Metallurgy sector. She added that the output of this sector exceeds BGN 10 billion […]

This is the first time in 10 years that so many open procedures have been held for positions abroad The Ministry of Economy and Industry (MEI) is inviting applications for 16 positions of Trade Representatives in the Trade and Economic Affairs Offices (TEAO) of the Republic of Bulgaria. Not in more than 10 years have […]

Trade between Bulgaria and Iraq grew by 87% last year. This was said by Deputy Minister of Economy and Industry Irina Shtonova during the opening of a business forum and meetings with companies from the city of Erbil, Kurdistan Autonomous Region of Iraq, northern Iraq. According to her, the exchange of goods for 2022 amounts […]