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Minister of Economy and Industry Nikola Stojanov ordered Bulgaria’s trade representatives abroad to collect data on the prices of more than 20 basic food products. These include flour, oil, rice, beans, sugar, fresh and yoghurt milk, butter, cow’s cheese, yellow cheese, eggs, meat, etc. The information will be updated weekly. This will assist in the […]

Deputy Minister of Economy and Industry Irina Shtonova participated in the ceremony celebrating the 110th anniversary of the founding of the National Trade and Banking School. ‘The high school has set some of the highest standards in Bulgarian education and is traditionally among the most desirable schools in the country,’ Shtonova said. According to her, […]

Our trade with Kazakhstan in the first ten months of 2022 grew by nearly 42% compared to the same period of 2021 and reached USD 52.1 million. This became clear during a meeting between the Minister of Economy and Industry Nikola Stojanov and the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Bulgaria H.E. Viktor Temirbayev. They […]

Bulgaria will receive more than EUR 480 million under the RePowerEU plan related to the energy transition of the European countries. This became clear during a scientific forum on energy transformation held today at the University of National and World Economy. The event was opened by the Minister of Economy and Industry Nikola Stojanov. ‘The past one […]

The President of the Republic of Bulgaria Rumen Radev, the Prime Minister Galab Donev, the Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Valdis Dombrovskis and the Minister of Finance Rositsa Velkova opened the conference ‘Bulgaria on the Path to the Euro’. Deputy Minister of Economy and Industry Irina Shtonova also participated in the event. The aim […]

  Minister Nikola Stojanov discussed with the representatives of the Italian business the problems they face and their plans for development in Bulgaria   Foreign direct investment from Italy is worth over EUR 2.9 billion, making the country the fourth largest investor in the country. According to the BNB’s preliminary data, the Italian investments for 2022 alone […]

Bulgaria is among the top ten EU member states in wine production. This was announced by the Deputy Minister of Economy and Industry Yanko Topalov during the opening of the 30th edition of the International Exhibition of Viticulture and Wine ‘VINARIA’, which takes place from today to 25 February at the International Fair Plovdiv. ‘Behind […]

A company from the plumbing sector is planning a EUR 50 million investment in a new plant in the country   Spanish companies have so far invested nearly EUR 900 million in our country. This became clear during a meeting between the Minister of Economy and Industry Nikola Stoyanov and the State Secretary of the Ministry of Industry, […]

Over a period of 10 years, Bulgaria’s exports to Spain have increased by 73% and the last few years have marked record highs in the history of economic cooperation between the two countries. This became clear during a Bulgarian-Spanish business forum, which is taking place today in Madrid. The event was opened by the Minister […]

The Bulgarian side is planning to re-establish the work of the Trade and Economic Affairs Office in Argentina. This became clear during a meeting between the Minister of Economy and Industry Nikola Stojanov and the Ambassador of the Republic of Argentina in Bulgaria H.E. Alfredo Nestor Atanasoff. ‘Bulgaria has not had a trade representative in […]