The organizer of the event is the Center for Promotion of Cooperation in the Field of Agriculture between the Countries of Central and Eastern Europe and China at the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the Republic of Bulgaria (APACCCEEC). The event was opened with welcoming speeches by Dr. Georgi Tahov, Minister of Agriculture and Food, Mr. Nikolay Pavlov, Deputy Minister of Economy and Industry, Mr. Yang Dongsheng, Deputy Chairman of the Council for the Promotion of International Trade – Sofia. Shanghai and the International Chamber of Commerce of Shanghai. Shanghai, Ms. Wang Lei, Secretary-General, International Chamber of Commerce Shanghai and Dr. Momchil Stanishev, Director of APACCCEEC. The Executive Director of the InvestBulgaria Agency, Mila Nenova, presented the incentive measures that the agency provides to foreign investors and said that Bulgaria is an attractive destination for investors, and this is due to the macroeconomic stability in our country. In the last 15 years. We are seeing constant economic growth, and in the past year alone, foreign investment has increased by almost 30%. Startup companies recognize our country as a very good place to start a business, due to the easy access to financing and our well-trained specialists and engineers.
The Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Bulgaria Dai Qingli pointed out the good dynamics in the trade and economic relations of the PRC with Bulgaria. The cooperation between Bulgaria and China has enjoyed very good development in recent years, the diplomat assessed the state of bilateral contacts. Bulgaria’s exports to China grew in 2023 by 23.7 percent, which reduced the country’s negative trade balance. In turn, China is becoming Bulgaria’s third largest trading partner and the second largest export destination.
