Within the project: „Greek Bulgarian Business Partnership by Assistance, Services, Solutions to Promote Open Regions Team” with acronym „GR-BG BUSINESS PASSPORT“, Subsidy contract № B6.3a.07/13.04.2021, financed under the Cooperation Programme “Interreg V –A Greece-Bulgaria” 2014-2020 the 18th issue of the e-newsletter “Development and opportunities for business in Haskovo region” was published.
In this issue, you can read about up-to-date statistics regarding newly registered and declared bankrupt companies, as well as those deregistered under the VAT Act. Information is also presented on unemployment in the Haskovo region and medical and health facilities in the region at the end of 2022. You can view the long-term forecast of the American investment bank “Goldman Sachs”, covering 104 of the countries of the world and also including development expectations in the capital markets. In this issue, we have also presented opportunities for participation in international events and exhibitions. One such is the Thessaloniki International Fair 2023, for which the Ministry of Economy and Industry organizes Bulgarian national participation in the period 09-17.09.2023, Thessaloniki, Greece.
Regarding current and upcoming financing opportunities suitable for your activity, in this issue we have presented:
- opportunities to apply under the EC Horizon Europe program for startups, as well as 3 open calls for media projects with a total budget of 16.5 million euros
- The upcoming procedure BG-RRP-6.004 for farmers to purchase agricultural machinery, which is in a second public discussion until 24.08.2023.
- BG-RRP-6.006 – Centers for preparation for market offering and storage of fruits and vegetables from Recovery and resilience plan for Bulgaria in second public discussion until 24.08.2023.
- information on the “Youth Employment” measure, which will soon be available to employers and young people aged 19 to 29
- information on open public procurement, available for application by businesses in Haskovo region on the portal: https://hs-tenders.haskovo.org/tenders?status=1
- Application opportunity under some measures for agricultural and non-agricultural activities within the framework of the Rural Development Program in the municipalities of Mineralni Bani, Lyubimets, Ivaylovgrad and Harmanli
