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More than 1 150 Bulgarian students are trained through work in Bulgarian enterprises under an Austrian project. Today the Minister of Economy and Industry Nikola Stoyanov and the Ambassador of Austria to Bulgaria H. E. Andrea Ikić-Böhm visited one of the companies involved in the dual training programme — Gebrueder Weiss. This is the oldest transport company in the world, which has been operating a logistics centre in Bulgaria for 30 years.

The HR profession has radically changed its meaning, and today it is a whole industry employing over 15,000 people. This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Economy and Industry Irina Shtonova at the opening of the HR Industry 2023 Forum, which is taking place today in Sofia. She added that without a well-developed human resources sector, attracting investment from high-tech companies and overlapping high value-added industries would not be possible.

Opportunities for cooperation between Bulgaria and the Republic of Korea in the information and communication technologies sector were discussed at a meeting between the Minister of Economy and Industry Nikola Stojanov and the ExecutiStojanove Stojanovice President of the Korean Chamber of Commerce and Industry Woo Taehee. The Republic of Korea has considered the possibility of […]

The Minister of Economy and Industry Nikola Stojanov sent a condolence message to the Minister of Trade of the Republic of Turkey Dr Mehmet Mush on the dramatic consequences of the earthquake in our southern neighbour. In it, he expresses his sympathy for the tragedy and pain that the Turkish people are experiencing and offers […]

Politicians are playing on people’s fears, but for decades Northwest Bulgaria has lagged behind in economic development. This was said by the Minister of Economy and Industry Nikola Stoyanov at a meeting with citizens from Montana. He presented the potential investment interest in the Ogosta Dam and answered people’s questions.

We expect the Information and Communication Technologies sector to lead the Bulgarian economy in terms of revenues within five years. This was predicted by the Deputy Minister of Economy and Industry Dimitar Danchev during the Annual Closing Ceremony of the ‘Huawei ICT Talents Training Seeds For The Future’ Scholarship Program, which took place today in Sofia.
‘The main priority in the work of the ministry is to promote investment and stimulate the creation and development of sustainable enterprises in high-tech industrial production and knowledge-intensive services, and achieving this is impossible without qualified personnel,’ said Dimitar Danchev. According to him, the ICT sector is becoming increasingly attractive for young people in Bulgaria and it is important that they have access to quality education and gain practical skills to be competitive in the increasingly digitalized business environment.
Deputy Minister Danchev congratulated Huawei Technologies Bulgaria for the initiative to open and give the opportunity to talented Bulgarian students to join the Program, which provides free access to a platform with 47 courses in the field of science, technology and economics. ‘This is a huge chance for them to gain solid knowledge about cutting-edge innovations and smart technologies that they can apply in their development,’ said Danchev. In his words, the Ministry of Economy and Industry will continue to support and encourage all initiatives of companies in the country for the development of the young generation and for its specialized and high-quality training.
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The ‘Huawei Seeds For the Future’ Program is implemented by Huawei Technologies Bulgaria. Its main focus is on young IT talent and their future development. It is implemented in partnership with 10 of the most prestigious universities in the country, representatives of employers and businesses.

It is planned to draw up guidelines for the correct conversion of prices from lev to euro. They will be developed by the Expert Working Group ‘Non-Financial Sector’ of the Coordinating Council for the Preparation of the Republic of Bulgaria for Euro Area Membership. The Chair of the Working Group is the Deputy Minister of […]

A forum is to be organized in Bulgaria to present the opportunities for Canadian business for investment and joint activities with Bulgarian companies. This was agreed during a meeting between the Minister of Economy and Industry Nikola Stoyanov and the Ambassador of Canada to Bulgaria H. E. Ms Annick Goulet.

Expansion of trade and economic cooperation between the Republic of Bulgaria and the Republic of Korea. This was discussed by the Deputy Minister of Economy and Industry Dimitar Danchev and the Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Bulgaria H. E. Mr. Lee Ho-shik during a meeting at the ministry today.

Deputy Minister of Economy and Industry Dimitar Danchev met with representatives of the Economic Directorate of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The meeting, which took place today at the Ministry, is related to the preparation of the Economic Survey of the Republic of Bulgaria.