American Companies - in fourth place among Investors in Bulgaria

American companies rank fourth among direct foreign investors in Bulgaria, said Olivier Marquette, president of the American Chamber of Commerce (ACC) in Bulgaria, during a business breakfast organized by the Chamber with the participation of Prime Minister Academician Nikolai Denkov, government ministers and ACC members. The topic of the meeting is the 120th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between the USA and Bulgaria.

The investments are 5.5 billion leva. Those from Canada amount to 1.3 billion leva, Marquette pointed out. He also noted that American companies created 40,000 jobs, and Canadian investors - about 5,000. According to him, these figures are good, but can be even improved if there is a favorable business environment, eased regimes and wider digitalization.

Marquette noted that there are several strategic initiatives that can help improve conditions in Bulgaria as an investment destination. "First of all, he pointed to health care. In order for the investor companies here to grow, it is important that they have a well-trained workforce, which the education system is responsible for, but it is also very important that we take care of the health of all these people", Marquette said.

"The energy transition is another big topic - every company takes care of this to be able to achieve a successful transition to decarbonization", he pointed out. Marquette also believes that the chamber's member companies will be able to actively participate in the process of rebuilding Ukraine, setting an example with technology and funds, and added that this will be a key priority for ACC.

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