On May 11, SIA presented the investment opportunities in Sofia and how the Agency could help investors successfully set up a business in our capital to delegates from the Republic of Egypt.
Nadia Soultanova, head of Investment Department of the Agency, gave a presentation on the foreign investment opportunities in new and high value industries, presented data about the state of the ICT sector and other priority sectors in Sofia, and the increasing number of tourists and of passengers traveling through the Sofia airport.
Company representatives from the Arab Republic of Egypt asked a number of questions concerning the operational costs and the tax system in Bulgaria, the availability of startup incubators and accelerators, the issuing of working visas to ICT specialists from outside the European Union, etc. Among the attending companies were EBKOT For Development & Tourism Co. S.A.E, which develops tourism projects, Investia Venture Capital, a venture capital and direct equity investment company, Polyserve Group – the leading company for manufacturing phosphates fertilizers and sulphuric acid, Tam Oilfield Services – exclusive representative of major worldwide manufacturers in the oil/gas and refinery industries, and a provider of technical services, Polymers for EVA & Rubber, which manufactures rubber articles for the shoes industry, Manapharma – exclusive provider of specialised products for a number of international pharmaceutical, cosmetics and chemical companies, RadaResearch, the leading Egyptian, privately owned marketing research and Public Relations Company.
The meeting was held on the initiative and with the cooperation of the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. The presentation was also attended by Her Excellency Ms Manal Yehia El Shinnawi, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Arab Republic of Egypt in Bulgaria.
Few days later, on May 15 and 16, 2017, Тhe Trade Office of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium in Sofia organized a multisectoral economic mission in Sofia and Bourgas with over 20 Belgian companies interested in the Bulgarian market. As part of the delegation’s program on May 16, a meeting was held between representatives of some of the companies participating in the mission, the Sofia Investment Agency (SIA) and the InvestBulgaria Agency (IBA) to present the investment opportunities in Sofia and Bulgaria.
The meeting took place at the initiative of the Trade Office of the Embassy of the Kingdom of Belgium in Sofia in the hall of IBA and with the assistance of Sofia Investment Agency. The representatives of the Belgian companies were accompanied by H.E. Mr François Bontemps, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Belgium in Bulgaria and Mrs Anne Defourny, Economic & Commercial Counsellor in the Embassy’s Trade Office.
One more seminar was held with the participation of Sofia Investment Agency. On May 18, 2017, SIA presented opportunities for investment to companies from Poland at the business seminar “Investment Opportunities and Economic Cooperation between Poland and Bulgaria”. The initiative was carried out with the assistance of the Polish Institute in Sofia and the Department for Promotion of Trade and Investment at the Embassy of the Republic of Poland.
We present you a short profile of the Polish companies who participated in the seminar and the B2B meetings as well as the areas in which they are looking for a partnership in Bulgaria.
Famor S.A. – http://famor.pl – offers electrical equipment, lighting and signaling systems for rail transport and sea navigation, as well as for various industries including mining.
PPH „EWA-BIS” sp . z o.o. – http://www.ewabis.com.pl/pl-PL/ – specialises in the growing and supply of fruit and vegetables and expects partnerships with distributors, wholesale importers, fruit and vegetable processing plants.
SEKO – http://www.sekosa.pl/ – which trades with fish products and canned fish, and coffee producer WOSEBA http://www.woseba.com.pl/ expect contacts with wholesalers and large retail chains.
RENOVA – http://www.renova.waw.pl/ – seeks contact with institutions and organizations engaged in preservation of the cultural and historical heritage. The company is restorating historical monuments, buildings and sites.
Ciech Sarzyna S.A. – http://www.ciechgroup.com/ – is a leading plastics producer in Poland. Their products are used in the transport sector, motor vehicles, construction, mining, paint and varnish industries, etc. They await contacts with industry representatives.
Trade and service company Przedsiębiorstwo Handlowo Usługowe “GEO” sp. z o.o. – http://www.phugeo.eu/ – has extensive experience as a consultant in the field of construction and equipment for agriculture and livestock farming. The company develops new livestock breeding technologies and is looking for potential customers and partners.
The seminar was attended by representatives of the Polish Chamber of Commerce – Mrs Anna Derbin, Project Manager at the Department for External Economic Relations in the Chamber, as well as Mr Witold Karczewski – Vice President of the Chamber.