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95% of foreign companies in Bulgaria are ready to expand their investment

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95% of foreign companies that have already made investments in Bulgaria are ready to expand them, show surveys conducted by the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) and partner business organizations. This was announced by the President of the Chamber Tsvetan Simeonov during a webinar for business development in Bulgaria at the initiative of the World Trade Centre Leeuwarden in the Netherlands, the employers' organization announced. 

Simeonov emphasized the positive characteristics of the Bulgarian economic environment and stressed that intolerance of corruption in the country is growing and criticism from the EU against this shortcoming is decreasing. 

The Ambassador of the Netherlands in Sofia Bea ten Tusscher emphasized to over 50 Dutch companies participating in the event that the investments of a number of companies from the Netherlands in Bulgaria are very successful. She paid special attention to agriculture and provided additional information to companies with an interest in this field.



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