Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev met with representatives of large US companies that are members of the Business Council for International Understanding (BCIU), among which were Henry Schein, AIG, AES, Citigroup, and others.
The members of the organisation include companies that are among the 500 biggest ones in the world, the press centre of the President’s Office announced.
“Bulgaria has a serious potential and is a centre of several highly dynamic industries in Southeast Europe,” said Mr Plevneliev, speaking at the meeting.
The Head of Stare announced new US investments in the country had been negotiated at the meeting.
“An American company will open an office with over 100 software developers very soon. Another US company committed to doubling the number of software developers hired in the country from 500 to 1,000. There is an American pharmaceutical company that said it was interested in expanding its operations in Bulgaria, even in purchasing a Bulgarian pharmaceutical business,” the Bulgarian President remarked.
“Bulgaria has its strength – information and communication technologies, the software industry, outsourcing, manufacturing of automotive components, and food production. We are the regional centre of information and communication technologies, we are the most advanced country in the software industry, and we are the only European country in the top ten most sought outsourcing destinations,” said Mr Plevneliev, speaking before the US business representatives.
According to the high-ranking official, Bulgaria benefits a lot nowadays due to its peaceful policy, tolerance, discipline, and its model of successful integration.
“This resonates very strongly and new economic opportunities will arise very soon. It is high time we availed of this but we ought to unlock our own potential,” Mr Plevneliev stated, speaking for the media after the meeting.