NEWS FROM BCCI

The Ambassador of Slovakia presented the priorities of the upcoming Slovak Presidency of the Council of the EU

H.E. Marian Jakubocy, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Slovakia met with the President of BCCI Tsvetan Simeonov to discuss the development of the bilateral trade and economic relations between Bulgaria and Slovakia.

The Ambassador presented up-to-date information about the preparation and the priorities of the upcoming rotating presidency of the Council of the EU by Slovakia as of 1^st July. The parameters of the next meeting of the EU Club at BCCI were negotiated, during which the results of the Dutch Presidency will also be reported.

Tsvetan Simeonov provided information about the activity of the GS1 Bulgaria Council, which grants Bulgarian companies access to the global system for automatic identification and barcode marking of products, services, logistics units, locations, etc. The activity and the work of the Arbitration Court at BCCI were also discussed.

NEWS FROM BCCI

BCCI presented the brochure “Bulgaria in figures, 2016”

Valuable source of information for every foreign business partner of Bulgaria Още

The Ambassador of Slovakia presented the priorities of the upcoming Slovak Presidency of the Council of the EU

They will be the topic of the next meeting of the EU Club at BCCI Още

Companies Podemcrane AD and Skladova Tehnika AD were awarded certificates for successfully passing Innovation Capacity Assessment

The service is provided by experts of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry Още

INVESTMENT NEWS

China to invest EUR 20 M in Bulgaria’s Burgas Port to facilitate trade with Europe

The contract was signed for a five-year term in the Chinese city of Hangzhou Още

Certificate for priority investor to "A.Z.K. Properties" Ltd.

The project envisages the creation of a village, near Plana, between Sofia and Samokov Още

BULGARIAN ECONOMY

EBRD forecasts Bulgarian economy to grow by 2.5 % in 2016, 2017

The latest figures represent slight improvement from the bank's November 2015 forecast Още

Bulgaria's exports to EU go up in January-February

Germany remains by far Bulgaria's top trade partner Още

Bulgaria cuts deficit in trade with third countries in Q1 of 2016

Turkey, China, Macedonia, Serbia, the United States and Russia together absorbed 50.9% of exports to non-EU countries Още

Bulgargaz proposes to cut Q3 gas price by 10%

Natural gas price in Bulgaria has been cut by 48% since the start of the 2016 Още

Bulgaria with a stand for the second time at the Seoul Food 2016 Exhibition

The participation helped promote the launch of high-quality Bulgarian foods and drinks on third-country market Още

TOURISM IN BULGARIA

Ten Bulgarian beaches and one marina get Blue Flag label in 2016

The Blue Flag programme is a world-renowned eco-label trusted by millions of people around the globe Още