{"id":42552,"date":"2026-02-16T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/?p=42552"},"modified":"2026-11-11T11:33:31","modified_gmt":"2026-11-11T11:33:31","slug":"bulgarian-greek-business-forum-in-sofia-encouraged-economic-partnership-and-regional-connectivity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/bulgarian-greek-business-forum-in-sofia-encouraged-economic-partnership-and-regional-connectivity\/","title":{"rendered":"Bulgarian-Greek Business Forum in Sofia Encouraged Economic Partnership and Regional Connectivity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Sofia Investment Agency participated in discussions on investment, international cooperation and business development between Bulgaria and Greece<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Bulgarian-Greek Business Forum with bilateral B2B meetings dedicated to the topic \u201cEconomic Cooperation between Bulgaria and Greece\u201d was held in Sofia on 16\u201317 February 2026.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event took place at Sofia Balkan Palace and brought together representatives of businesses, institutions, local authorities and academia from both countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The forum was organized by the Bulgarian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Bulgarian-Greek Chamber of Commerce and Industry at the initiative of the Ministry of Central Macedonia and Thrace, with the participation of a Greek business delegation from the transport, logistics, tourism, trade, technology, construction, manufacturing and services sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sofia Investment Agency was represented by Dr. Lyudmil Ivanov, who held meetings and discussions with representatives of businesses, local authorities and international partners aimed at expanding cooperation and exchanging best practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The forum focused on the development of bilateral economic relations, opportunities for new investments and the need for stronger regional connectivity between Bulgaria and Greece.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The event included bilateral B2B meetings, thematic roundtables and discussions dedicated to the development of international partnerships, cross-border trade and opportunities for joint projects between companies and institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cInternational forums like this are extremely important for business development and the creation of sustainable partnerships in the region. Sofia has the potential to become an increasingly active center for international economic cooperation, innovation and investment,\u201d stated Dr. Lyudmil Ivanov.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to him, Bulgaria and Greece have significant potential for developing joint initiatives in areas such as logistics, transport, technology, tourism and industry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRegional connectivity and active dialogue between businesses and institutions are key to attracting new investments and developing a competitive economy,\u201d he emphasized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Participants also discussed opportunities for the development of transport and logistics infrastructure, the role of technology in business modernization and the region\u2019s potential for attracting international companies and investments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sofia Investment Agency continues to actively support initiatives related to international economic cooperation, regional connectivity and positioning Sofia as a competitive and open business destination in Southeast Europe.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"520\" data-id=\"42534\" src=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/16-feb-1024x520.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42534\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/16-feb-1024x520.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/16-feb-300x152.jpg 300w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/16-feb-768x390.jpg 768w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/16-feb.jpg 1182w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"550\" data-id=\"42536\" src=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/16-feb1-1024x550.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-42536\" srcset=\"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/16-feb1-1024x550.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/16-feb1-300x161.jpg 300w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/16-feb1-768x413.jpg 768w, https:\/\/investsofia.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/16-feb1.jpg 1191w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sofia Investment Agency participated in discussions on investment, international cooperation and business development between Bulgaria and Greece A [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":42534,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-42552","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42552","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42552"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42552\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42553,"href":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42552\/revisions\/42553"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42534"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42552"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42552"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/investsofia.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42552"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}