Sofia ranks 86th among 1 000 cities across the world in the StartupBlink Global Ecosystem Rankings 2020

Sofia climbed two positions – tо 86th place among 1 000 cities in this year’s Global Ecosystem Rankings 2020 by StartupBlink – a leading international startups and research centers platform. A case study presents Sofia and the entrepreneurial ecosystem in the city in the deep dive section of the report. For its annual review, StartupBlink has reviewed […]

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Bulgaria is among Europe’s leading bicycle manufacturers

Bulgaria is one of the leading manufacturers of bicycles, holding the fifth position in Europe in this indicator. A boom in recent years in Bulgaria has been registered in the production of electric bicycles. The sector turned out to be one of the few in Bulgaria that did not suffer during the coronavirus crisis, even reporting […]

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Foreign investments in Bulgaria Increased by EUR 100 million in the first quarter of 2020

According to data of the Bulgarian National Bank, foreign investments in Bulgaria increased by EUR 100 million in the first quarter of 2020 compared to the same period of 2019. By the end of March, more than EUR 254 million were invested in the Bulgarian economy. Due to the coronavirus pandemic, there has been a threefold […]

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Eight Sofia-based companies among FT1000’s fastest growing companies in Europe

The Financial Times included 12 Bulgarian companies in FT1000 – its report on Europe’s fastest growing companies in 2020. The report has been compiled in collaboration with Statista for a fourth consecutive year. Eight of the included Bulgarian companies are based in Sofia and operate in the sectors of technology and consulting services. A total of 268 […]

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We are reviving abandoned industrial areas while thinking about the future of the city

We are reviving abandoned industrial areas while thinking about the future of the city The company has undertaken the largest investment in a construction site in Sofia Konstantin Boyadzhiev has been the manager of Galaxy Investment Group OOD since the beginning of 2016. Under his leadership, over the last four years the company has established […]

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LICENSE FOR TRANSPORTING GOODS AND PEOPLE IN BULGARIA

Business in Bulgaria – Getting a license for transporting goods and people. Conditions to obtain a Community license for passenger and freight transport operations in Bulgaria. According to Art. 2 Par.1 or ORDINANCE no. 11 of the Minister of Transport, Information Technology and Communications for international passenger and freight transport, dated from 31 October 2002 […]

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Bulgaria and China to manufacture electric buses

Bulgaria and China will cooperate to create production facilities for electric buses and a research and development centre in Bulgaria. To this end Stamen Yanev, Executive Director of Invest Bulgaria Agency and representatives of the Chinese companies Jiangsu Alfa Bus and ACN Worldwide signed a memorandum of understanding at the Bulgarian embassy in Beijing, in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister Mariyana Nikolova. […]

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Bulgarian EU Commissioner Met Organisations for Innovations from Western Balkans

Possibilities for cooperation in the area of innovation are discussed on January 27 by representatives from the Western Balkans. The meeting was organized by the Agency for the Promotion of Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises and was attended by Bulgaria’s EU Commisoner Mariya Gabriel. She said that innovation cooperation between the Western Balkan countries under the […]

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Business in Bulgaria Wood Products Sector

With a population of more than 7 million and an  area of more than 110,000 square kilometers, Bulgaria is recognized as a medium-sized European country. Bulgaria, like many of its eastern European neighbors, has large forested areas across its territory. In addition, forests cover more than 4 million hectares or 37 percent of the total national […]

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Cordeel is Building a Logistics Centrе for Distributor Orbico

The construction company Cordeel Bulgaria, a local unit of the Belgium-based Cordeel Group, has begun the construction of a modern office and logistics centre for the distributor Orbico Bulgaria, part of the Croatian Orbico Group. The investment is EUR 26.5 million and 500 staff will work in the centre after it is complete.   The logistics base will include offices […]

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