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One of the world’s ten largest chip manufacturing companies plans to start cooperation with Bulgarian scientific institutions for development and training of highly qualified personnel. Infineon Technologies Austria CEO Sabine Herlichka presented the project during a meeting with the Minister of Economy and Industry Nikola Stojanov. The international company is visiting Bulgaria with the aim […]

China is in the top 10 of our trading partners globally and second among our export destinations outside the EU. This became clear during a meeting between the Minister of Economy and Industry Nikola Stojanov and the Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China in Bulgaria H.E.  Dong Xiaojun. Bulgaria will re-establish its Trade and […]

This is the first visit of a Japanese Minister of Economy to Bulgaria in nearly 50 years Minister Nikola Stojanov welcomed today at the Ministry of Economy and Industry a Japanese delegation led by Minister of Economy, Trade and Industry of Japan Nishimura Yasutoshi. The Minister of Innovation and Growth Alexander Pulev also took part […]

Bulgarian exports to Libya last year grew by over 40% compared to 2021. This became clear during a meeting between the Minister of Economy and Industry Nikola Stojanov and the Ambassador of the State of Libya to our country H.E.  Abu Bakr Ahmad Saeed Salih. ‘I believe that with joint efforts we will be able […]

This is the second Asian country to produce Bulgarian yoghurt with the bacterium ‘Lactobacillus bulgaricus’ Mongolia is the second Asian country to produce Bulgarian yoghurt with the bacterium ‘Lactobacillus bulgaricus’. An agreement for the use of the license was signed between LB Bulgaricum and one of the largest Mongolian food production companies, APU Company. The […]

The Ministry of Economy and Industry is participating in a national discussion on the development of handicrafts, and in particular the arts and crafts in Bulgaria. The event was organized by the Regional Craft Chamber — Plovdiv. Experts from the Ministry of Economy and Industry presented the ‘European Awards for Entrepreneurship Promotion’ competition, of which MEI […]

The Minister of Economy and Industry, Mr. Nikola Stojanov, presented the opportunities of our defence industry to the National Defence College of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The delegation also included representatives from Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. ‘Bulgarian companies from the defence industry actively participate and perform successfully in highly competitive international NATO tenders,’ Minister […]

Bulgarian staff and talent, which we have in so many areas, are the main engine of growth of the Bulgarian economy. This was said by Deputy Minister of Economy and Industry Yanko Topalov during the opening of the national conference ‘Quality Assurance in European University Alliances: Going Beyond Borders’. ‘Student mobility opportunities are key to […]

On World Intellectual Property Day, the Minister of Economy and Industry Nikola Stojanov met with the President of the Boards of Appeal of the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) Joao Negrao. The Ambassador of the Portuguese Republic in Bulgaria H.E.  Ana Maria Ribeiro da Silva and the President of the Patent Office of the […]

Over 350 Bulgarian companies have been approved under the European Small and Medium Enterprise Fund, which finances measures to protect and safeguard intellectual property. Nearly half of them are start-ups, which shows that more and more start-ups are developing their own innovative solutions that need to be protected. This was announced by Deputy Minister of […]