Alexander Manolev

In the period 26 - 28 March 2019, the President of Republic of Bulgaria, Mr. Rumen Radev, had an official visit to the Arab Republic of Egypt. During the visit, he was accompanied by Deputy Executive Director of Bulgarian Small and Medium-sized Enterprises Promotion Agency (BSMEPA), Mrs. Yana Topalova and a business delegation of 34 representatives of the Bulgarian business.

For two years, the registered growth of foreign direct investment exceeds BGN 1 billion. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Economy Alexander Manolev during a forum "Europe and Business: Economy, Youth Entrepreneurship and Cross-Border Cooperation" organized by Entrepreneurs - GERB in Rousse.

Investment projects worth over BGN 800 million have been certified last year by the Bulgarian Investment Agency. Some of them are already in progress and others will start in 2019, with the total number of newly created jobs exceeding 2500.

''Over the last decade, the private sector in Bulgaria has an average of 10,000 new jobs per year.'' This was announced by Deputy Minister of Economy Alexander Manolev during the official opening of the exhibition "HR Industry 2019" in Interpred Sofia.

Bulgaria exported goods and products for nearly 18 billion euros in the first eight months of 2018. This was announced by Deputy Minister of Economy Alexander Manolev during a Discussion Forum on "Digital Challenges for Modern Companies".

With a total of BGN 5.4 million, 24 projects will be funded by the National Innovation Fund (NIF). This was made clear during a meeting of the Fund's Management Board, which was chaired by Deputy Minister of Economy Alexander Manolev.

Representatives of more than 200 companies from China were in Bulgaria this year, looking at opportunities for investment in the country and partnerships with Bulgarian companies. This was stated by the Deputy Minister of Economy Alexander Manolev at the opening of the International Conference of Young Leaders, which is part of "16 + 1".

A German company will unveil 700 new jobs in the Ruse region. This was made clear during a meeting of Deputy Economy Minister Alexander Manolev with the management of BADER GmbH & Co. KG, which was held at our Office for Trade and Economic Affairs in Berlin, the press office of the Ministry of Economy.
 

Bulgarian companies and organizations can apply for projects worth up to 400,000 euros under the European Co-operation Countries Plan. Deputy Minister of Economy Alexander Manolev opened an information event for the upcoming Fourth Call for Proposals from Bulgaria, organized by the European Space Agency.

The Coalition Council between GERB and United Patriots decided that the three resigning ministers would be released.