PHARE 2004 Programme – Project BG 2004/016-711.11.04
“Support for Increasing the Competitiveness of Bulgarian Enterprises”/Public-Private Partnership Grant Scheme

The project is implemented with financial support of the European Union and Republic of Bulgaria

THE PROJECT

Project: “ One Stop Investment Center Maritza – opportunities and perspectives”

Contract number: BG 20004/016-711.11.04/ ESC / G / PPP / B -047

Contract authority: Ministry of Economy and Energy

Financing programme: PHARE Programme “Support for Increasing the Competitiveness of Bulgarian Enterprises”/Public-Private Partnership Grant Scheme

Implementing organization: Regional Municipality Association “Maritza”

Partners: Haskovo Municipality and Dimitrovgrad Municipality

Overall objective:

To contribute to the improvement of the business environment on the territory of RMA “Maritza” municipality members through stimulating the public-private partnership development and regional investment activities.

Specific objectives

•  establishing Investment center “Maritza” – support for the private and public sector and potential investors at local and regional level through stimulating the development of regional investment activities on the territory of RMA “Maritza” municipalities members and promotion of identified investment opportunities.

•  Development of investment and economic profile of RMA “Maritza” municipality members, which are part of Central South Planning Region.

•  Implementing positive marketing for direct investments in RMA “Maritza” municipalities members.

Target groups

•  the leaderships of RMA “Maritza” municipalities-members

•  potential investors

•  companies that are working on the territory of the target municipalities

•  public authorities

•  residents of the target municipalities on the project

Activities

•  Structure of Investment Center “Maritza”

•  Information provision of the Center

•  Events

•  Opening day of One Stop Investment Center “Maritza”

•  Presenting the investment opportunities in the municipalities members of RMA “Maritza” during the International Plovdiv Fair

4. Issues and communication instruments:

– Presentation of Investment Center “Maritza”

– Catalogue for investment opportunities/municipalities’ projects

5. Popularizing the project:

– Work with media

– Issues presenting the project

•  Development of a fee based income streams to underpin and ensure future centre sustainability

Expected results

•  Promotion of the investment and business opportunities in the target municipalities

•  Stimulating the economic development on the territory of the municipalities members of RMA “Maritza”

•  Marketing for attracting investors in the target municipalities

•  Stabilized cooperation between business and the target municipalities

•  Identified and presented investment potential of the municipalities members of RMA “Maritza”

•  Presented and popularized European policy for improvement of the business environment through development of public-private partnerships

•  Effective mechanism for attracting investments at local level

This project is implemented by EU   This project is performed by RMA “Maritza”

This document is issued with EU financial support. RMA “Maritza” is responsible for the document’s contents and it can not be considered that this document presents the EU official statement.