October 27, 2025

Mini-report — Major business investments in Plovdiv (last ~12 months)

Plovdiv — and especially the Trakia Economic Zone (TEZ) near Plovdiv — has seen a steady stream of investments across manufacturing (automotive & industrial), energy (solar + battery storage), retail/consumer, and strategic sustainability projects. Notable themes: expansion of high-tech manufacturing (several new auto

September 21, 2022

BCCI promotes renewable energy sources to entrepreneurs

The Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) stimulates and encourages every single entrepreneur in this unpredictable economic and political environment to switch to renewable energy sources (RES) for their own needs, said BCCI’s President Tsvetan Simeonov at the third conference

December 18, 2020

Bulgarian Government approves AI Development Concept

The government has approved the Concept for the Development of Artificial Intelligence in Bulgaria by 2030. The concept provides for systems, applications and services based on artificial intelligence technologies to support the development of education, public services, agriculture, health and the environment. These are the sectors identified

January 14, 2020

Medicinal herbs for good health and business

For the ninth consecutive year, Bulgaria ranks first among EU countries in the production of herbs and spices. According to Eurostat data, just over 71,000 tons of aromatic and medicinal plants and spices were harvested in the country in 2018. The

January 6, 2020

Belgium’s tax burden continues to rise

While  Belgium  is  one  of  the  highest  taxation  countries  around  the  world, the West  European  country  continues  to  increase  its  citizen's  tax  burden. Taxes  of  47% of  its  Gross  Domestic  Product  (GDP)  were  raised  in  Belgium  in  2017.  The  figure  in  2018 

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